N71
Header — not billableInflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix
The ICD-10 code for inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix is N71.
N71 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Includes
Terms listed here further define or give examples of the conditions grouped under this code — they describe what the code covers, not a separate diagnosis.
- endo (myo) metritis
- metritis
- myometritis
- pyometra
- uterine abscess
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •If the associated manifestation or related condition noted above is also documented, an additional code should be reported alongside this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- N70Salpingitis and oophoritisnon-billable header
- N72Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri
- N73Other female pelvic inflammatory diseasesnon-billable header
- N74Female pelvic inflammatory disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
- N75Diseases of Bartholin's glandnon-billable header
- N76Other inflammation of vagina and vulvanon-billable header
- N77Vulvovaginal ulceration and inflammation in diseases classified elsewherenon-billable header
- N71Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervixnon-billable header