2021 ICD-10-CM Code N89.9
Noninflammatory disorder of vagina, unspecified
Valid for Submission
N89.9 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of noninflammatory disorder of vagina, unspecified. The code N89.9 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 N89.9 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like congenital or acquired abnormality of vagina in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium, discomfort of vulva, disorder of hymen, disorder of vagina, noninflammatory disorder of the vagina , vaginal abnormality - baby delivered, etc.
The code N89.9 is applicable to female patients only. It is clinically and virtually impossible to use this code on a non-female patient.
Unspecified diagnosis codes like N89.9 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.
| ICD-10: | N89.9 |
| Short Description: | Noninflammatory disorder of vagina, unspecified |
| Long Description: | Noninflammatory disorder of vagina, unspecified |
Code Classification
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 N89.9 are found in the index:
- - Disease, diseased - See Also: Syndrome;
- - vagina, vaginal (noninflammatory) - N89.9
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:
- Congenital or acquired abnormality of vagina in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Discomfort of vulva
- Disorder of hymen
- Disorder of vagina
- Noninflammatory disorder of the vagina
- Vaginal abnormality - baby delivered
- Vaginal abnormality - baby delivered with postpartum complication
- Vaginal abnormality complicating antenatal care - baby not yet delivered
- Vaginal abnormality in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Vaginal abnormality in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Vaginal discharge problem
- Vaginal discomfort
- Vaginal problem
- Vulvovaginal discomfort
- Vulvovaginal disease
- Vulvovaginal dryness
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code N89.9 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.
Convert N89.9 to ICD-9 Code
- 623.9 - Noninflam dis vagina NOS
Information for Patients
Vaginal Diseases
Vaginal problems are some of the most common reasons women go to the doctor. They may have symptoms such as
- Itching
- Burning
- Pain
- Abnormal bleeding
- Discharge
One common problem is vaginitis, an inflammation of the vagina. Other problems that affect the vagina include sexually transmitted diseases, vaginal cancer, and vulvar cancer. Treatment of vaginal problems depends on the cause.
- Bartholin cyst or abscess (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Imperforate hymen (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Vaginal cysts (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Vaginal dryness (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Vaginal itching and discharge - Adult and adolescent (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Vaginal itching and discharge - child (Medical Encyclopedia)
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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
- 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 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)