2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N88.8

Other specified noninflammatory disorders of cervix uteri

ICD-10-CM Code:
N88.8
ICD-10 Code for:
Other specified noninflammatory disorders of cervix uteri
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Not chronic
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the genitourinary system
    (N00–N99)
    • Noninflammatory disorders of female genital tract
      (N80-N98)
      • Other noninflammatory disorders of cervix uteri
        (N88)

N88.8 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other specified noninflammatory disorders of cervix uteri. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

This code is applicable to female patients only. It is clinically and virtually impossible to use this code on a non-female patient.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Acquired abnormality of cervix uteri
  • Atrophy of cervix
  • Bleeding cervix
  • Blood at uterine os cervix
  • Cervical annular detachment
  • Cervical discharge
  • Cervical mucous acellular
  • Cervical mucus dysfunction
  • Cervicitis with Nabothian cyst
  • Cervix directed to left
  • Cervix directed to right
  • Cervix firm
  • Cervix hard
  • Cervix irregular in shape
  • Cervix lateral
  • Cervix thick
  • Contact bleeding from cervix
  • Cyst of cervix
  • Cyst of cervix
  • Cyst of cervix
  • Cyst of uterus
  • Cyst of uterus
  • Cyst of uterus
  • Discoloration of cervix
  • Edema of cervix
  • Elongated cervix
  • Endocervicitis
  • Endocervicitis with Nabothian cyst
  • Entropion of cervix
  • Fibrosis of cervix
  • Fibrosis of uterus
  • Finding of cellularity of cervical mucous
  • Finding of color of cervix
  • Finding of consistency of uterine cervix
  • Finding of consistency of uterine cervix
  • Finding of consistency of uterine cervix
  • Finding of contents of cervix
  • Finding of direction of cervix
  • Finding of direction of cervix
  • Finding of thickness of cervix
  • Hematoma of cervix
  • Hematoma of uterus
  • Hemorrhage of cervix
  • Hypertrophied cervix
  • Hypertrophy of uterus
  • Mucous retention cyst of cervix uteri
  • Mucous retention cyst of cervix uteri
  • Mucous retention cyst of cervix uteri
  • Perforation of cervix
  • Perforation of uterus
  • Position of gravid cervix - finding
  • Rigid cervix
  • Rupture of uterine cervix
  • Senile atrophy of cervix
  • Spasm of cervix uteri
  • Tunnel clusters of endocervix
  • Uterine cervix fissured
  • Uterine inversion

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Uterine Inversion

    a complication of obstetric labor in which the corpus of the uterus is forced completely or partially through the uterine cervix. this can occur during the late stages of labor and is associated with immediate postpartum hemorrhage.
  • Endocervicitis

    inflammation of the endocervix.

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • current obstetric trauma O71.3

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Code Edits

The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10-CM Code Edits are applicable to this code:

  • Diagnoses for females only - The Medicare Code Editor detects inconsistencies between a patient’s sex and any diagnosis on the patient’s record, these edits apply to FEMALES only .

Convert N88.8 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 622.8 - Noninflam dis cervix NEC

Patient Education


Cervix Disorders

The cervix is the lower part of the uterus, the place where a baby grows during pregnancy. The cervix has a small opening that expands during childbirth. It also allows menstrual blood to leave a woman's body.

Your health care provider may perform a Pap test during your health checkup to look for changes to the cells of the cervix, including cervical cancer. Other problems with the cervix include:

  • Cervicitis - inflammation of the cervix. This is usually from an infection.
  • Cervical incompetence - This can happen during pregnancy. The opening of the cervix widens long before the baby is due.
  • Cervical polyps and cysts - abnormal growths on the cervix

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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.