N70.03 Acute salpingitis and oophoritis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applies from N70 Salpingitis and oophoritis

Includes

• abscess (of) fallopian tube
• abscess (of) ovary
• pyosalpinx
• salpingo-oophoritis
• tubo-ovarian abscess
• tubo-ovarian inflammatory disease

Excludes1 (never code together)

• gonococcal infection (A54.24)
• tuberculous infection (A18.17)

Use additional code

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

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 742-743 in MDC 13.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 614.0 Acute salpingitis and oophoritis (approximate)

Diagnosis Index entries for N70.03

• Oophoritis (cystic) (infectional) (interstitial) › acute › with salpingitis
• Salpingitis (catarrhal) (fallopian tube) (nodular) (pseudofollicular) (purulent) (septic) › acute › with oophoritis
• Salpingo-oophoritis (catarrhal) (purulent) (ruptured) (septic) (suppurative) › acute
• Salpingo-oophoritis (catarrhal) (purulent) (ruptured) (septic) (suppurative) › subacute

Nearby codes

• N70 Salpingitis and oophoritis
• N70.0 Acute salpingitis and oophoritis
• N70.01 Acute salpingitis
• N70.02 Acute oophoritis
• N70.03 Acute salpingitis and oophoritis (this code)
• N70.1 Chronic salpingitis and oophoritis
• N70.11 Chronic salpingitis
• N70.12 Chronic oophoritis
• N70.13 Chronic salpingitis and oophoritis
• N70.9 Salpingitis and oophoritis, unspecified