Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 616.10
Vaginitis and vulvovaginitis, unspecified
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
  • Female Only Dx

  • ICD-9-CM 616.10 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 616.10 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 616.10 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM N76.0 Acute vaginitis
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM N76.1 Subacute and chronic vaginitis
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM N76.2 Acute vulvitis
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM N76.3 Subacute and chronic vulvitis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acute vaginitis
  • Acute vulvitis
  • Bacterial vaginosis
  • Chronic vaginitis
  • Chronic vulvitis
  • Desquamative inflammatory vaginitis
  • Erosive vulvitis
  • Gardnerella infection
  • Gardnerella vaginalis
  • Gardnerella vaginitis
  • subacute vaginitis
  • Subacute vaginitis (inflammation of vagina)
  • Vaginal cuff cellulitis
  • VAGINAL CUFF CELLULITIS (disorder)
  • Vaginitis
  • Vulvitis
  • Vulvitis (inflammation of vulva)
  • Vulvitis, chronic
  • Vulvovaginitis
  • Vulvovaginitis (inflammation of vulva and vagina)
Clinical Information
  • Inflammation of the vagina
  • Inflammation of the vagina characterized by pain and a purulent discharge
616.10 Excludes
  • noninfective leukorrhea (623.5)
  • postmenopausal or senile vaginitis (627.3)
Applies To
  • Vaginitis:
    • NOS
    • postirradiation
  • Vulvitis NOS
  • Vulvovaginitis NOS
Use Additional
ICD-9-CM Coding Information
  • 616.10 is only applicable to female patients.
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 616.10:
  • Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9
    • paravaginal (see also Vaginitis) 616.10
    • vagina (wall) (see also Vaginitis) 616.10
    • vaginorectal (see also Vaginitis) 616.10
  • Cellulitis (diffuse) (with lymphangitis) (see also Abscess) 682.9
    • labium (majus) (minus) (see also Vulvitis) 616.10
    • vulva (see also Vulvitis) 616.10
  • Colpitis (see also Vaginitis) 616.10
  • Colpocystitis (see also Vaginitis) 616.10
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • labia
      • inflammatory 616.10
      • noninflammatory 624.9
    • vagina, vaginal
      • inflammatory 616.10
      • noninflammatory 623.9
    • vulva
      • inflammatory 616.10
      • noninflammatory 624.9
  • Gangrene, gangrenous (anemia) (artery) (cellulitis) (dermatitis) (dry) (infective) (moist) (pemphigus) (septic) (skin) (stasis) (ulcer) 785.4
    • vulva (see also Vulvitis) 616.10
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • labia (majora) (minora) (see also Vulvitis) 616.10
    • vagina (granulation tissue) (wall) (see also Vaginitis) 616.10
    • vulva (see also Vulvitis) 616.10
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
    • catarrhal (see also Catarrh) 460
      • vagina 616.10
    • labium (majus) (minus) (see also Vulvitis) 616.10
    • vagina (see also Vaginitis) 616.10
    • vulva (see also Vulvitis) 616.10
  • Noma (gangrenous) (hospital) (infective) 528.1
    • pudendi (see also Vulvitis) 616.10
    • vulvae (see also Vulvitis) 616.10
  • Paravaginitis (see also Vaginitis) 616.10
  • Perivaginitis (see also Vaginitis) 616.10
  • Pyocolpos (see also Vaginitis) 616.10
  • Suppuration, suppurative - see also condition
    • vagina 616.10
  • Vaginitis (acute) (chronic) (circumscribed) (diffuse) (emphysematous) (Hemophilus vaginalis) (nonspecific) (nonvenereal) (ulcerative) 616.10
    • with
      • abortion - see Abortion, by type, with sepsis
      • ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.0
      • molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.0
    • atrophic, postmenopausal 627.3
    • bacterial 616.10
    • blennorrhagic (acute) 098.0
      • chronic or duration of 2 months or over 098.2
    • complicating pregnancy or puerperium 646.6
      • affecting fetus or newborn 760.8
    • following
    • gonococcal (acute) 098.0
      • chronic or duration of 2 months or over 098.2
    • postirradiation 616.10
    • postmenopausal atrophic 627.3
    • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 016.7
  • Vulvitis (acute) (allergic) (chronic) (gangrenous) (hypertrophic) (intertriginous) 616.10
    • with
      • abortion - see Abortion, by type, with sepsis
      • ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.0
      • molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.0
    • blennorrhagic (acute) 098.0
      • chronic or duration of 2 months or over 098.2
    • complicating pregnancy or puerperium 646.6
    • due to Ducrey's bacillus 099.0
    • following
    • gonococcal (acute) 098.0
      • chronic or duration of 2 months or over 098.2
    • puerperal, postpartum, childbirth 646.6
  • Vulvovaginitis (see also Vulvitis) 616.10
    • gonococcal (acute) 098.0
      • chronic or duration of 2 months or over 098.2
    • trichomonal (Trichomonas vaginalis) 131.01
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