N70.0 ICD-10-CA code: Acute salpingitis and oophoritis
N70.0 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Acute salpingitis and oophoritis” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
N70.0Acute salpingitis and oophoritis
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written N700
Index terms
Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to N70.0. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.
- Pyosalpinx, pyosalpingitis, acute
- Salpingitis (fallopian tube), acute
- Oophoritis (cystic) (infectional) (interstitial), acute
- Salpingooophoritis (purulent) (ruptured) (septic) (suppurative), acute
Notes for N70.0
As CIHI prints them, with any note N70.0 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Abscess (of):• fallopian tube• ovary• tubo-ovarianpyosalpinxsalpingo-oophoritistubo-ovarian inflammatory diseaseFrom N70 Salpingitis and oophoritis
Use additional code
Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.
- Use additional code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.From N70 Salpingitis and oophoritis
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Those complicating:• abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.0)• pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O23.-, O75.3, O85, O86.-)From N70-N77 Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs
- Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
Where N70.0 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
- 2Block N70-N77Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs
- 3Category N70Salpingitis and oophoritis
- 4Valid code N70.0Acute salpingitis and oophoritis
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does ICD-10-CA code N70.0 mean?
N70.0 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Acute salpingitis and oophoritis” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is N70.0 in ICD-10-CA?
N70.0 sits under N70 Salpingitis and oophoritis, within N70-N77 Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs, within Chapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99).
What coding notes apply to N70.0?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Use additional code, Excludes notes for N70.0, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.