Is N72 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. N72 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does N72 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99), in the block Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N77).

What cannot be coded together with N72?

N72 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

N72

N72 — Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N72 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for inflammatory disease of cervix uteri. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

erosion and ectropion of cervix without cervicitis (N86)

Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent

Includes

Conditions this code covers.

cervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)
endocervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)
exocervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)

Other codes that can never be billed with N72

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at N72. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading N72 alone.

N86Erosion and ectropion of cervix uteri

Risk adjustment

N72 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

How N72 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to N72.

Cervicitis(acute) (atrophic) (chronic) (nonvenereal) (senile) (subacute) (with ulceration)
Cervicocolpitis(emphysematosa) (see also Cervicitis)
Endocervicitis›hyperplastic
Hyperplasia, hyperplastic›endocervicitis
Ectropion›cervix›with cervicitis
Endometritis›cervix, cervical›hyperplastic
Endometritis›hyperplastic›cervix
Erosion›cervix›with cervicitis
Eversion›cervix›with cervicitis
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›cervix›with cervicitis
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›uterus›cervix›with cervicitis
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›uterus›neck›with cervicitis

Questions about N72

Is N72 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. N72 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does N72 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99), in the block Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N77).
What cannot be coded together with N72?: N72 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.