2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N75.1Abscess of Bartholin's gland

ICD-10-CM Codes›N00–N99›N70-N77›N75

ICD-10-CM N75.1
CMSSource: CMS FY 2027 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

N75.1 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for abscess of Bartholin's gland. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 742 through 743, 757 through 759. As a secondary diagnosis, it counts as a complication or comorbidity (CC) and moves an inpatient stay to a higher severity level within its MS-DRG family. It does not count, however, when the principal diagnosis is one of 61 closely related codes. Coders also document this condition as abscess gonococcal. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
N75.1
Billable Status
Yes — Valid for Submission
Code Describes
Abscess of Bartholin's gland
Short Description
Abscess of Bartholin's gland
Same as the full description in the CMS dataset.
Parent Code
N75
Diseases of Bartholin's gland

Code Classification

ChapterN00–N99Diseases of the genitourinary system
SectionN70-N77Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs
CategoryN75Diseases of Bartholin's gland
This CodeN75.1Abscess of Bartholin's gland

Approximate SynonymsGuidance

Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.

  • Abscess gonococcal
  • Abscess of Bartholin's gland
  • Abscess of left Bartholin's gland
  • Abscess of right Bartholin's gland
  • Abscess of vulva
  • Gonococcal Bartholin's gland abscess
  • Infection of Bartholin gland

Instructional NotesGuidance

Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to N75.1: its own notes plus those printed at block N70-N77 and Chapter 14. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.

Excludes1

Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.

From Block N70-N77 Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs applies to 39 codes
  • inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs complicating:
  • abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.0)
  • pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O23.-, O75.3, O85, O86.-)

Excludes2

Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.

From Chapter 14 (N00-N99) Diseases of the genitourinary system applies to 838 codes
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Code Also

A second code may be needed to fully describe the condition; the note gives no sequencing direction.

From Block N70-N77 Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs applies to 39 codes
  • if applicable, pelvic abscess (K6A.0-)

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.

Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance

Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.

Clinical ClassificationClinical

AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.

CCSR GEN018
Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs
Default principal diagnosis: inpatient Yes · outpatient Yes

Patient EducationClinical

Abscess

An abscess is a pocket of pus. You can get an abscess almost anywhere in your body. When an area of your body becomes infected, your body's immune system tries to fight the infection. White blood cells go to the infected area, collect within the damaged tissue, and cause inflammation. During this process, pus forms.

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Convert N75.1 to ICD-9-CMHistory

The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.

ICD-9-CM
616.3 Bartholin's glnd abscess
Exact Match The mapping is direct, with no qualifiers.

Code HistoryHistory

FY 2016AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2015, the first year of ICD-10-CM.
FY 2017–2026No changes
FY 2027CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Questions About N75.1Overview

What is the ICD-10 code for abscess of Bartholin's gland?

The ICD-10-CM code for abscess of Bartholin's gland is N75.1 (sometimes written as N751). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is N75.1 (Diseases of Bartholin's gland) a billable code?

Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report abscess of Bartholin's gland on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What MS-DRG does N75.1 group to?

When abscess of Bartholin's gland is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 742, 759, 743, 758, 757, with relative weights from 0.7687 to 1.8448 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.

Is N75.1 a CC or MCC?

CMS lists N75.1 as a CC (complication or comorbidity) for FY 2027. Reported as a secondary diagnosis, it moves the inpatient stay to a higher-weighted DRG within its severity family. It does not count when the principal diagnosis is one of the 61 closely related codes in its exclusion list.

Can N75.1 be reported with O08.0?

Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note at block N70-N77, which applies to N75.1, lists "abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.0)". An Excludes1 note means the excluded code is never reported together with this one; the only exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other (Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).