Alphabetic Index FY2027

N72

Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri

FY2027Chapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system/N70–N77 Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs

BillableComplete code, valid to report
Care settingsHome Health Primary · MMTA - Other

N72 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for inflammatory disease of cervix uteri. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The Alphabetic Index lists it under 12 entries. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, a Code also instruction, 4 Excludes1 entries and 8 Excludes2 entries.

Use additional code

Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.

This code
  • code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent

Code also

Two codes may be needed to describe the condition. This note gives no sequencing order.

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from N70–N77 Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs
  • , if applicable, pelvic abscess (K6A.0-)

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

This code
  • erosion and ectropion of cervix without cervicitis (N86)
Also from chapter/block level (3 notes)
Inherited from N70–N77 Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs
  • inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs complicating:
    • abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.0)
    • pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O23.-, O75.3, O85, O86.-)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 14 Diseases of the genitourinary system
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Care settings

How CMS programs treat this code. These are CMS claim edits and list entries, not coverage or eligibility rules.

Home Health Primary

Accepted as the primary (principal) diagnosis on a home health claim. The Home Health Grouper assigns it to the MMTA - Other clinical group.

Source: CMS Home Health Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective October 1, 2026

Includes

Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.

This code
  • cervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)
  • endocervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)
  • exocervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)

Alphabetic Index terms

Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 12 entries