N70.12 Chronic oophoritis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

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

Applies from N70.1 Chronic salpingitis and oophoritis

Applicable to

• Hydrosalpinx

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 614.1 Chronic salpingitis and oophoritis (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to N70.12

Back-references to N70.1

• Type 2 Excludes: N83 Noninflammatory disorders of ovary, fallopian tube and broad ligament ("hydrosalpinx (N70.1-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for N70.12

• Oophoritis (cystic) (infectional) (interstitial) › chronic

Nearby codes

• N70.01 Acute salpingitis
• N70.02 Acute oophoritis
• N70.03 Acute salpingitis and oophoritis
• N70.1 Chronic salpingitis and oophoritis
• N70.11 Chronic salpingitis
• N70.12 Chronic oophoritis (this code)
• N70.13 Chronic salpingitis and oophoritis
• N70.9 Salpingitis and oophoritis, unspecified
• N70.91 Salpingitis, unspecified
• N70.92 Oophoritis, unspecified
• N70.93 Salpingitis and oophoritis, unspecified