N73.6
Billable codeFemale pelvic peritoneal adhesions (postinfective)
The ICD-10 code for female pelvic peritoneal adhesions (postinfective) is N73.6.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- postprocedural pelvic peritoneal adhesions (N99.4)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- N73.0Acute parametritis and pelvic cellulitis
- N73.1Chronic parametritis and pelvic cellulitis
- N73.2Unspecified parametritis and pelvic cellulitis
- N73.3Female acute pelvic peritonitis
- N73.4Female chronic pelvic peritonitis
- N73.5Female pelvic peritonitis, unspecified
- N73.8Other specified female pelvic inflammatory diseases
- N73.9Female pelvic inflammatory disease, unspecified
- N73.6Female pelvic peritoneal adhesions (postinfective)
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 6146
Associated MS-DRGs
N73.6 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.
- DRG 729Other Male Reproductive System Diagnoses with CC/MCC
- DRG 730Other Male Reproductive System Diagnoses without CC/MCC
- DRG 742Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Non-Malignancy with CC/MCC
- DRG 743Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Non-Malignancy without CC/MCC
- DRG 760Menstrual and Other Female Reproductive System Disorders with CC/MCC
- DRG 761Menstrual and Other Female Reproductive System Disorders without CC/MCC