All ICD10 Codes

N70

Non-Billable
ChapterN00–N99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Salpingitis and oophoritis

Use a more specific code (0 billable, 3 non-billable)
N70.0Acute salpingitis and oophoritishas subcodesN70.1Chronic salpingitis and oophoritishas subcodesN70.9Salpingitis and oophoritis, unspecifiedhas subcodes
Metadata & Insights
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (N00-N99).

CH14 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

N70-N77 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs complicating:
  • abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.0)
  • pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O23.-, O75.3, O85, O86.-)

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • abscess (of) fallopian tube
  • abscess (of) ovary
  • pyosalpinx
  • salpingo-oophoritis
  • tubo-ovarian abscess
  • tubo-ovarian inflammatory disease
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
Use Additional Code
  • code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH14Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
N70-N77Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N77)
N70Salpingitis and oophoritisNot billable
N70.0Acute salpingitis and oophoritisSubcodes
N70.1Chronic salpingitis and oophoritisSubcodes
N70.9Salpingitis and oophoritis, unspecifiedSubcodes

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to N70:

blockN70-N77
Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N77)
View context instructions
chapterCH14
Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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