N73.1 Chronic parametritis and pelvic cellulitis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Any condition in N73.0 specified as chronic

Excludes1 (never code together)

• tuberculous parametritis and pelvic cellultis (A18.17)

Applies from N73 Other female pelvic inflammatory diseases

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)

• 614.4 Chronic or unspecified parametritis and pelvic cellulitis (approximate)

Diagnosis Index entries for N73.1

• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › broad ligament › chronic
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › parametric, parametrium › chronic
• Disease, diseased › pelvis, pelvic › inflammatory (female) › chronic

Nearby codes

• N73 Other female pelvic inflammatory diseases
• N73.0 Acute parametritis and pelvic cellulitis
• N73.1 Chronic parametritis and pelvic cellulitis (this code)
• N73.2 Unspecified parametritis and pelvic cellulitis
• N73.3 Female acute pelvic peritonitis
• N73.4 Female chronic pelvic peritonitis
• N73.5 Female pelvic peritonitis, unspecified
• N73.6 Female pelvic peritoneal adhesions (postinfective)