ICD-10-CM Code N61.1

Valid for Submission

N61.1 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of abscess of the breast and nipple. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The ICD-10-CM code N61.1 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like abscess of breast, abscess of breast, associated with childbirth, abscess of chest wall, abscess of nipple, abscess of nipple - obstetric, abscess of skin of breast, etc

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code N61.1:

Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.

• Abscess (acute) (chronic) (nonpuerperal) of areola
• Abscess (acute) (chronic) (nonpuerperal) of breast
• Carbuncle of breast
• Mastitis with abscess

Index to Diseases and Injuries

The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code N61.1 are found in the index:

• - Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) - L02.91
  • - areola (acute) (chronic) (nonpuerperal) - N61.1
  • - breast (acute) (chronic) (nonpuerperal) - N61.1
  • - nipple - N61.1

• - Carbuncle - L02.93
  • - breast - N61.1

• - Furuncle - L02.92
  • - breast - N61.1

• - Mastitis (acute) (diffuse) (nonpuerperal) (subacute) - N61.0
  • - with abscess - N61.1

• - Suppuration, suppurative - See Also: condition;
  • - breast - N61.1
  • - mammary gland - N61.1

• - Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
  • - breast - N61.1

Synonyms

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

• Abscess of breast
• Abscess of breast, associated with childbirth
• Abscess of chest wall
• Abscess of nipple
• Abscess of nipple - obstetric
• Abscess of skin of breast
• Acute abscess of areola
• Acute abscess of breast
• Acute mastitis
• Carbuncle of breast
• Carbuncle of chest wall
• Cellulitis and abscess of breast
• Cellulitis and abscess of trunk
• Cellulitis of breast
• Chronic abscess of areola
• Chronic abscess of breast
• Chronic disease of breast
• Chronic non-puerperal breast abscess
• Chronic subareolar non-puerperal abscess
• Furuncle of breast
• Furuncle of chest wall
• Furuncle of pectoral region
• Intramammary breast abscess
• Mammary fistula
• Nonpuerperal abscess of breast
• Nonpuerperal abscess of left breast
• Nonpuerperal abscess of right breast
• Obstetric breast abscess
• Retromammary abscess associated with childbirth
• Retromammary breast abscess
• Retromammary breast abscess
• Streptococcal mastitis
• Subareolar abscess associated with childbirth
• Subareolar breast abscess
• Subareolar breast abscess
• Subareolar mastitis
• Subareolar mastitis
• Submammary abscess associated with childbirth

Diagnostic Related Groups

The ICD-10 code N61.1 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V37.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2020.

• 597 - MALIGNANT BREAST DISORDERS WITH MCC
• 598 - MALIGNANT BREAST DISORDERS WITH CC
• 599 - MALIGNANT BREAST DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC
• 600 - NON-MALIGNANT BREAST DISORDERS WITH CC/MCC
• 601 - NON-MALIGNANT BREAST DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC

Replacement Code

N611 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10 code(s):

• N61 - Inflammatory disorders of breast

Convert N61.1 to ICD-9

• 611.0 - Inflam disease of breast (Approximate Flag)

Code Classification

• Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00–N99)
  • Disorders of breast (N60-N65)
    • Inflammatory disorders of breast (N61)

Code History

• FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
• FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
• FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020

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