N76.4 Abscess of vulva

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

Applicable to

• Furuncle of vulva

Applies from N76 Other inflammation of vagina and vulva

Excludes2 (not included here)

• senile (atrophic) vaginitis (N95.2)
• vulvar vestibulitis (N94.810)

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)

• 616.4 Other abscess of vulva

Code annotations containing back-references to N76.4

Back-references to N76.4

• Type 2 Excludes: L02 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle ("abscess of female genital organs (external) (N76.4)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L02.2 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk ("abscess of female external genital organs (N76.4)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L03 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis ("cellulitis of female external genital organs (N76.4)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L03.31 Cellulitis of trunk ("cellulitis of female external genital organs (N76.4)")

Back-references to N76

• Type 1 Excludes: N89 Other noninflammatory disorders of vagina ("inflammation of vagina (N76.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: N90 Other noninflammatory disorders of vulva and perineum ("inflammation of vulva (N76.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for N76.4

• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › genital organ or tract › female (external)
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › labium (majus) (minus)
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › vulva
• Carbuncle › labium (majus) (minus)
• Carbuncle › vulva
• Cellulitis (diffuse) (phlegmonous) (septic) (suppurative) › genital organ NEC › female (external)
• Furuncle › labium (majus) (minus)
• Furuncle › vulva

Nearby codes

• N76 Other inflammation of vagina and vulva
• N76.0 Acute vaginitis
• N76.1 Subacute and chronic vaginitis
• N76.2 Acute vulvitis
• N76.3 Subacute and chronic vulvitis
• N76.4 Abscess of vulva (this code)
• N76.5 Ulceration of vagina
• N76.6 Ulceration of vulva
• N76.8 Other specified inflammation of vagina and vulva
• N76.81 Mucositis (ulcerative) of vagina and vulva
• N76.82 Fournier disease of vagina and vulva