ICD-10 Code for Salpingo-oophoritis
Also indexed as (catarrhal) (purulent) (ruptured) (septic) (suppurative)
The ICD-10-CM code for salpingo-oophoritis is N70.93 — Salpingitis and oophoritis, unspecified. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for salpingo-oophoritis with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
N70.93 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.
Which salpingo-oophoritis code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 7 codes under Salpingo-oophoritis. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| acute | N70.03 | Acute salpingitis and oophoritis | |
| chronic | N70.13 | Chronic salpingitis and oophoritis | |
| following ectopic or molar pregnancy | O08.0 | Genital tract and pelvic infection following ectopic and molar pregnancy | |
| gonococcal | A54.24 | Gonococcal female pelvic inflammatory disease | |
| puerperal | O86.19 | Other infection of genital tract following delivery | |
| specific | A54.24 | Gonococcal female pelvic inflammatory disease | |
| subacute | N70.03 | Acute salpingitis and oophoritis | |
| tuberculous | A18.17 | Tuberculous female pelvic inflammatory disease | |
| venereal | A54.24 | Gonococcal female pelvic inflammatory disease |
Salpingo-oophoritis acute
Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources