ICD-10-CM · Chapter 14 · N00–N99
N73.5
Female pelvic peritonitis, unspecified
Diseases of the genitourinary system
Quick facts
- Code
- N73.5
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 14 — Diseases of the genitourinary system
- Category
- N73 — Other female pelvic inflammatory diseases
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM N73.5 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of female pelvic peritonitis, unspecified. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in N73
- N73Other female pelvic inflammatory diseases
- 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
- N73.6Female pelvic peritoneal adhesions (postinfective)
- N73.8Other specified female pelvic inflammatory diseases
- N73.9Female pelvic inflammatory disease, unspecified
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