N70
ICD-10Non-billable categorySalpingitis and oophoritis
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Salpingitis and oophoritis
N70 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Includes
- abscess (of) fallopian tube
- abscess (of) ovary
- pyosalpinx
- salpingo-oophoritis
- tubo-ovarian abscess
- tubo-ovarian inflammatory disease
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- gonococcal infection (A54.24)
- tuberculous infection (A18.17)
Use additional code
Report an additional code to identify the associated condition.
- code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent
More specific codes under N70
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.