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N72

Billable
ChapterN00–N99
Rankcategory
Description

Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri

About ICD-10-CM code N72

The ICD-10-CM tabular list places Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri at code N72, inside N00-N99 Diseases of the Genitourinary System, within Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N77). You can submit this code on claims since it carries full billing specificity.

Metadata & Insights
  • •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • •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
  • cervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)
  • endocervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)
  • exocervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • erosion and ectropion of cervix without cervicitis (N86)
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)
N72Inflammatory disease of cervix uteriBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to N72:

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

2026 v43.1

This code is grouped within the following Diagnosis Related Group(s) for clinical reimbursement:

DRG 742
Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Non-Malignancy with CC/MCC
DRG 743
Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Non-Malignancy without CC/MCC
DRG 757
Infections, Female Reproductive System with MCC
DRG 758
Infections, Female Reproductive System with CC
DRG 759
Infections, Female Reproductive System without CC/MCC

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