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N71

Non-Billable (Header)

Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix

Includes

  • endo (myo) metritis
  • metritis
  • myometritis
  • pyometra
  • uterine abscess

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • hyperplastic endometritis (N85.0-)
  • infection of uterus following delivery (O85, O86.-)

Use Additional Code

  • code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent

Child Codes

N71.0Acute inflammatory disease of uterus
N71.1Chronic inflammatory disease of uterus
N71.9Inflammatory disease of uterus, unspecified

Code Hierarchy

└N71Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix
└N71Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix

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