N72

Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

Exclusions 12 never code together

N72code

Excludes1

erosion and ectropion of cervix without cervicitis (N86)N86 N86 N86

N70-N77block

Excludes1

inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs complicating:
abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.0)O00-O07 O08.0
pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O23.-, O75.3, O85, O86.-)O23.-O75.3 O85 O86.-

N00-N99chapter

Excludes2

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 4

N72code

Includes

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

Use additional code

code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agentB95-B97 B95-B97 B95-B97

Index entries leading here 9

Cervicitis (acute) (atrophic) (chronic) (nonvenereal) (senile) (subacute) (with ulceration) N72
Cervicocolpitis (emphysematosa) (see also Cervicitis) N72
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
- uterus N85.8
  - cervix N86
    - with cervicitis N72
  - neck N86
    - with cervicitis N72
- cervix (uteri) (decubitus) (trophic) N86
  - with cervicitis N72
Ectropion H02.109
- cervix N86
  - with cervicitis N72
Endometritis (decidual) (nonspecific) (purulent) (senile) (atrophic) (suppurative) N71.9
- hyperplastic N85.00
  - cervix N72
- cervix, cervical (with erosion or ectropion) — see also Cervicitis
  - hyperplastic N72
Eversion
- cervix (uteri) N86
  - with cervicitis N72
Erosion
- cervix (uteri) (acquired) (chronic) (congenital) N86
  - with cervicitis N72
Hyperplasia, hyperplastic
- endocervicitis N72
Endocervicitis — see also Cervicitis
- hyperplastic N72

Medications 1

7 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease drugs

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This code

Billable: yes
Code set: FY2026
Block: N70-N77

Present FY2024–FY2027.