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N74

Billable code

Female pelvic inflammatory disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

The ICD-10 code for female pelvic inflammatory disorders in diseases classified elsewhere is N74.

Clinical notes

Code first

This code represents a manifestation of an underlying disease. Coding convention requires the underlying (etiology) code to be sequenced first, with this code listed second.

  • underlying disease

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).

  • chlamydial cervicitis (A56.02)
  • chlamydial pelvic inflammatory disease (A56.11)
  • gonococcal cervicitis (A54.03)
  • gonococcal pelvic inflammatory disease (A54.24)
  • herpesviral [herpes simplex] cervicitis (A60.03)
  • herpesviral [herpes simplex] pelvic inflammatory disease (A60.09)
  • syphilitic cervicitis (A52.76)
  • syphilitic pelvic inflammatory disease (A52.76)
  • trichomonal cervicitis (A59.09)
  • tuberculous cervicitis (A18.16)
  • tuberculous pelvic inflammatory disease (A18.17)

Documentation support

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Related codes in this category

ICD-9-CM equivalent

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Associated MS-DRGs

N74 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.