N97.9 ICD-10-CA code: Female infertility, unspecified
N97.9 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Female infertility, unspecified” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
N97.9Female infertility, unspecified
Short description: Female infertility unspecified
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written N979
Index terms
Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to N97.9. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.
- Infertility, female
Notes for N97.9
As CIHI prints them, with any note N97.9 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Inability to achieve a pregnancysterility, female NOSFrom N97 Female infertility
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Relative infertility (N96)From N97 Female infertility
- 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 N97.9 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
- 2Block N80-N98Noninflammatory disorders of female genital tract
- 3Category N97Female infertility
- 4Valid code N97.9Female infertility, unspecified
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 N97.9 mean?
N97.9 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Female infertility, unspecified” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is N97.9 in ICD-10-CA?
N97.9 sits under N97 Female infertility, within N80-N98 Noninflammatory disorders of female genital tract, within Chapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99).
What coding notes apply to N97.9?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes notes for N97.9, 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.