Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix - N71
This notation helps users understand the scope of a code N71 category and provides additional information about the conditions or terms that fall under that category.
Category Includes:
- endo (myo) metritis
- metritis
- myometritis
- pyometra
- uterine abscess
Use Additional Code: This note indicates that an additional code should be used in conjunction with the primary code "N71" to provide a complete picture of the patient's condition or to capture associated factors.
Use Additional:
- code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- hyperplastic endometritis (N85.0-)
- infection of uterus following delivery (O85, O86.-)
These ranges represents subcategories of Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix. The "N71" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.