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N72 ICD-10-CA code: Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri

N72 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.

Official description

N72

Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri

ICD-10-CA · Canada

Index terms

Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to N72. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.

  • Exocervicitis
  • Endocervicitis
  • Endotrachelitis
  • Irritation, cervix
  • Trachelitis (nonvenereal)
  • Endocervicitis, hyperplastic
  • Cervicocolpitis (emphysematosa)
  • Ectropion, cervix, with cervicitis
  • Eversion, cervix (uteri), with cervicitis
  • Hyperplasia, hyperplastic, endocervicitis
  • Infection, infected (opportunistic), cervix
  • Infection, infected (opportunistic), endocervix
  • Cellulitis (diffuse) (with lymphangitis), cervix (uteri)
  • Disease, diseased, cervix (uteri) (noninflammatory), inflammatory
  • Metritis (catarrhal) (hemorrhagic) (septic) (suppurative), cervical
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation), cervix (uteri)
  • Cervicitis (acute) (chronic) (nonvenereal) (subacute) (with ulceration)
  • Erosion, cervix (uteri) (acquired) (chronic) (congenital), with cervicitis
  • Endometritis (nonspecific) (purulent) (septic) (suppurative), hyperplastic, cervix
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, uterus, neck, with cervicitis
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, uterus, cervix, with cervicitis
  • Abscess (embolic) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic), cervix (uteri)
  • Cervicitis (acute) (chronic) (nonvenereal) (subacute) (with ulceration), senile (atrophic)
  • Abscess (embolic) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic), nabothian (follicle)
  • Abscess (embolic) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic), uterus, uterine (wall), neck
  • Endometritis (nonspecific) (purulent) (septic) (suppurative), cervix, cervical (with erosion or ectropion)
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, cervix (uteri) (decubitus) (trophic), with cervicitis
  • Endometritis (nonspecific) (purulent) (septic) (suppurative), cervix, cervical (with erosion or ectropion), hyperplastic

Notes for N72

As CIHI prints them, with any note N72 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

  • Cervicitis, Endocervicitis, Exocervicitis — with or without erosion or ectropion

Use additional code

Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.

  • Use additional code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Erosion and ectropion of cervix without cervicitis (N86)
  • 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 N72 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
  2. 2Block N70-N77Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs
  3. 3Valid code N72Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri

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.

See N72 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

What does ICD-10-CA code N72 mean?

N72 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.

Where is N72 in ICD-10-CA?

N72 sits under N70-N77 Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs, within Chapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99).

What coding notes apply to N72?

ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Use additional code, Excludes notes for N72, 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.

Codes beside N72

N70Salpingitis and oophoritisN71Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervixN73Other female pelvic inflammatory diseasesN74Female pelvic inflammatory disorders in diseases classified elsewhereN75Diseases of Bartholin's glandN76Other inflammation of vagina and vulvaN77Vulvovaginal ulceration and inflammation in diseases classified elsewhere