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Diseases of the genitourinary system
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Noninflammatory disorders of female genital tract
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Other noninflammatory disorders of cervix uteri
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2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N88.3
Incompetence of cervix uteri
2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code Female Dx
- N88.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM N88.3 became effective on October 1, 2018.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N88.3 - other international versions of ICD-10 N88.3 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- N88.3 is applicable to female patients.
Applicable To- Investigation and management of (suspected) cervical incompetence in a nonpregnant woman
Type 1 ExcludesType 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as N88.3. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
The following code(s) above
N88.3 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
N88.3:
- Cervical incompetence, patient not presently pregnant
- Cervical weakness, not pregnant
- Female infertility of cervical origin
- Infertility of cervical origin
Clinical Information
- Incompetent uterine cervix is usually diagnosed in the second trimester of pregnancy. It is characterized by passive painless cervical dilation in the absence of uterine contraction; bleeding; infection; and sometimes with the amniotic sac (amniotic membrane) bulging through the partially dilated cervix. Left untreated, this condition may lead to premature pregnancy loss, such as habitual abortion.
- One that is abnormally prone to dilate in the second trimester of pregnancy, resulting in premature expulsion of the fetus.
ICD-10-CM N88.3 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v36.0):
- 742 Uterine and adnexa procedures for non-malignancy with cc/mcc
- 743 Uterine and adnexa procedures for non-malignancy without cc/mcc
- 760 Menstrual and other female reproductive system disorders with cc/mcc
- 761 Menstrual and other female reproductive system disorders without cc/mcc
Convert N88.3 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to N88.3:
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To N88.3
N85.9 Noninflammatory disorder of uterus, unspecified
N86 Erosion and ectropion of cervix uteri
N87 Dysplasia of cervix uteri
N87.0 Mild cervical dysplasia
N87.1 Moderate cervical dysplasia
N87.9 Dysplasia of cervix uteri, unspecified
N88 Other noninflammatory disorders of cervix uteri
N88.0 Leukoplakia of cervix uteri
N88.1 Old laceration of cervix uteri
N88.2 Stricture and stenosis of cervix uteri
N88.3
Incompetence of cervix uteri
N88.4 Hypertrophic elongation of cervix uteri
N88.8 Other specified noninflammatory disorders of cervix uteri
N88.9 Noninflammatory disorder of cervix uteri, unspecified
N89 Other noninflammatory disorders of vagina
N89.0 Mild vaginal dysplasia
N89.1 Moderate vaginal dysplasia
N89.3 Dysplasia of vagina, unspecified
N89.4 Leukoplakia of vagina
N89.5 Stricture and atresia of vagina
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
