N70 Salpingitis and oophoritis

Category / Non-billable header 12 subcodes

Block: Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N77)

Includes

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

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

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

Use Additional Code

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

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
N70..0 Acute salpingitis and oophoritis No
N70..01 Acute salpingitis Yes
N70..02 Acute oophoritis Yes
N70..03 Acute salpingitis and oophoritis Yes
N70..1 Chronic salpingitis and oophoritis No
N70..11 Chronic salpingitis Yes
N70..12 Chronic oophoritis Yes
N70..13 Chronic salpingitis and oophoritis Yes
N70..9 Salpingitis and oophoritis, unspecified No
N70..91 Salpingitis, unspecified Yes
N70..92 Oophoritis, unspecified Yes
N70..93 Salpingitis and oophoritis, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026