N99.85 — Post endometrial ablation syndrome
Is N99.85 billable?
Yes — N99.85 is billable for FY2027. N99.85 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. N99.85 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
N99.85 at a glance
| Code | N99.85 |
|---|---|
| Description | Post endometrial ablation syndrome |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does N99.85 group to?
N99.85 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.
- 760Menstrual and Other Female Reproductive System Disorders with CC/MCCmedical
- 761Menstrual and Other Female Reproductive System Disorders without CC/MCCmedical
How is N99.85 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to N99.85. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Syndrome › post endometrial ablation
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 14
The conditions below are not part of N99.85, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N99.85 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from N99
The conditions below are not part of N99.85, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N99.85 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has N99.85 existed?
N99.85 first appears in FY2021 (FY2020 is not available, so it may have appeared then).
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the N99.8 family? (6)
- N99.81Other intraoperative complications of genitourinary system
- N99.82Postprocedural hemorrhage of a genitourinary system organ or structure following a procedurenot billable
- N99.83Residual ovary syndrome
- N99.84Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a genitourinary system organ or structure following a procedurenot billable
- N99.86Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of breastnot billable
- N99.89Other postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary system