N72 — Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri
Is N72 billable?
Yes — N72 is billable for FY2027. N72 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. N72 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
N72 at a glance
| Code | N72 |
|---|---|
| Description | Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does N72 group to?
N72 sits in MDC 13 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 742Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Non-Malignancy with CC/MCCsurgical
- 743Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Non-Malignancy without CC/MCCsurgical
How is N72 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to N72. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Cervicitis (acute) (atrophic) (chronic) (nonvenereal) (senile) (subacute) (with ulceration)
- Cervicocolpitis (emphysematosa) (see also Cervicitis)
- Endocervicitis › hyperplastic
- Hyperplasia, hyperplastic › endocervicitis
- Ectropion › cervix › with cervicitis
- Endometritis › cervix, cervical › hyperplastic (decidual) (nonspecific) (purulent) (senile) (atrophic) (suppurative)
- Endometritis › hyperplastic › cervix (decidual) (nonspecific) (purulent) (senile) (atrophic) (suppurative)
- Erosion › cervix › with cervicitis
- Eversion › cervix › with cervicitis
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › cervix › with cervicitis
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › uterus › cervix › with cervicitis
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › uterus › neck › with cervicitis
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with N72 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- erosion and ectropion of cervix without cervicitis (N86)
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside N72 to fully describe the condition. N72 is sequenced first.
- code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent
Includes
Conditions classified to N72.
- cervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)
- endocervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)
- exocervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from N70-N77
The conditions below can never be reported together with N72 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 N72, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N72 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 N72 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- , if applicable, pelvic abscess (K6A.0-)
How long has N72 existed?
N72 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 N72?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with N72 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.