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N73.4

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Female chronic pelvic peritonitis

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Long-term inflammation of the membrane lining the pelvic cavity in females, often causing chronic pelvic pain and adhesions.

Coding Tips

  • •Document the chronic nature and any associated complications such as adhesions or infertility
  • •Review imaging or surgical findings that confirm chronic pelvic peritonitis

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • tuberculous pelvic (female) peritonitis (A18.17)

Code Hierarchy

└N73Other female pelvic inflammatory diseases└N73.4Female chronic pelvic peritonitis
└N73.4Female chronic pelvic peritonitis

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