2021 ICD-10-CM Code N83.521
Torsion of right fallopian tube
Valid for Submission
N83.521 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of torsion of right fallopian tube. The code N83.521 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The ICD-10-CM code N83.521 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like torsion of fallopian tube or torsion of right fallopian tube.
The code N83.521 is applicable to female patients only. It is clinically and virtually impossible to use this code on a non-female patient.
| ICD-10: | N83.521 |
| Short Description: | Torsion of right fallopian tube |
| Long Description: | Torsion of right fallopian tube |
Code Classification
Code Edits
The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10 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 .
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Torsion of fallopian tube
- Torsion of right fallopian tube
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code N83.521 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 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 09/30/2021.
Replacement Code
N83521 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10 code(s):
- N83.52 - Torsion of fallopian tube
Convert N83.521 to ICD-9 Code
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code N83.521 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
- 620.5 - Torsion of ovary or tube (Approximate Flag)
Code History
- 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