N93.9 - Abnormal uterine and vaginal bleeding, unspecified
| ICD-10: | N93.9 |
| Short Description: | Abnormal uterine and vaginal bleeding, unspecified |
| Long Description: | Abnormal uterine and vaginal bleeding, unspecified |
| Status: | Valid for Submission |
| Version: | ICD-10-CM 2023 |
| Code Classification: |
N93.9 is a billable ICD-10 code used to specify a medical diagnosis of abnormal uterine and vaginal bleeding, unspecified. The code is valid during the fiscal year 2023 from October 01, 2022 through September 30, 2023 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
This code 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 N93.9 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.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Abnormal uterine bleeding
- Abnormal uterine bleeding due to adenomyosis
- Abnormal uterine bleeding due to endocervical polyp
- Abnormal uterine bleeding due to endometrial disorder
- Abnormal uterine bleeding due to endometrial hyperplasia
- Abnormal uterine bleeding due to endometrial polyp
- Abnormal uterine bleeding due to intramural uterine fibroid
- Abnormal uterine bleeding due to submucous uterine fibroid
- Abnormal uterine bleeding due to uterine fibroid
- Abnormal uterine bleeding unrelated to menstrual cycle
- Abnormal vaginal bleeding
- Altered blood in vagina
- Blood in vagina
- Finding of contents of vagina
- Fresh bleeding from vagina
- Heavy episode of vaginal bleeding
- Heavy show
- Moderate vaginal bleeding
- Non-menstrual vaginal bleeding
- Passing clots vaginally
- Vaginal introitus bleeding
- Vaginal show
- Vaginal vault bleeding
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
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 this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index:
- - Bleeding - See Also: Hemorrhage;
- - uterus, uterine NEC - N93.9
- - vagina, vaginal (abnormal) - N93.9
- - uterus, uterine NEC - N93.9
- - Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) - R58
- - uterus, uterine (abnormal) - N93.9
- - vagina (abnormal) - N93.9
- - Menstruation
- - disorder - N93.9
- - Upset
- - menstruation - N93.9
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 .
Convert to ICD-9 Code
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code N93.9 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.
- 626.9 - Menstrual disorder NOS (Approximate Flag)
Patient Education
Vaginal Bleeding
Menstruation, or period, is a woman's monthly bleeding.Abnormal vaginal bleeding is different from normal menstrual periods. It could be bleeding that is between periods, is very heavy, or lasts much longer than usual. It also includes bleeding that happens before puberty or after menopause. Causes can include:
- Uterine fibroids or polyps
- Hormone problems
- Hormone pills, such as birth control pills and hormone replacement therapy (menopausal hormone therapy)
- Cancer of the cervix, ovaries, uterus or vagina
- Thyroid problems
Bleeding during pregnancy can have several different causes. It is not always serious, but to be safe you should contact your health care provider right away.
Pelvic exams, blood tests, imaging tests, and other procedures can help your health care provider diagnose the problem. Treatment depends on the cause. Treatments may include medicines, hormones, and surgery.
[Learn More in MedlinePlus]
Vaginal Bleeding
Menstruation, or period, is a woman's monthly bleeding.Abnormal vaginal bleeding is different from normal menstrual periods. It could be bleeding that is between periods, is very heavy, or lasts much longer than usual. It also includes bleeding that happens before puberty or after menopause. Causes can include:
- Uterine fibroids or polyps
- Hormone problems
- Hormone pills, such as birth control pills and hormone replacement therapy (menopausal hormone therapy)
- Cancer of the cervix, ovaries, uterus or vagina
- Thyroid problems
Bleeding during pregnancy can have several different causes. It is not always serious, but to be safe you should contact your health care provider right away.
Pelvic exams, blood tests, imaging tests, and other procedures can help your health care provider diagnose the problem. Treatment depends on the cause. Treatments may include medicines, hormones, and surgery.
[Learn More in MedlinePlus]
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Code History
- 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 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
