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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == |
Revision as of 09:26, 2018 May 7
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Salpingitis, oophoritis or salpingo-oophoritis |
ICD10 code: | N70 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Pelvic Inflammatory Disease |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | none |
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External ICD10 Documentation |
This diagnosis is a part of ICD10 collection.
Additional Info
Includes
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
- abscesses of:
- fallopian tube
- ovary
- tubo-ovarian
Common causes of salpingitis include sexually transmitted diseases such as those caused by Neisseria gonorrhea (gonococcus) and Chlamydia trachomatis (bug responsible for regular sexually transmitted chlamydia). Code pathogens as appropriate.
Salpingitis is a common cause of female infertility because it can damage the fallopian tube
Usually oophoritis is associated with salpingitis, the infection affects the fallopian tubes and gradually spreads to the internal pelvic organs including the ovaries.
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
Candidate Combined ICD10 codes
- Code the cause if known
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