N71 — Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix
Is N71 billable?
No — N71 is a non-billable header code. N71 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath N71.
N71 at a glance
| Code | N71 |
|---|---|
| Description | Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with N71 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside N71 to fully describe the condition. N71 is sequenced first.
- code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent
Includes
Conditions classified to N71.
- endo (myo) metritis
- metritis
- myometritis
- pyometra
- uterine abscess
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from N70-N77
The conditions below can never be reported together with N71 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 14
The conditions below are not part of N71, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N71 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- 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)
Code also — inherited from N70-N77
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether N71 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- , if applicable, pelvic abscess (K6A.0-)
What codes fall under N71? (3)
How long has N71 existed?
N71 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with N71?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with N71 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.