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N83.1 ICD-10-CM Code: Corpus luteum cyst

Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.

Coding at a Glance

Tabular directives
1 inclusion term · 1 Excludes2

Coding instructions

Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for N83.1 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list, quoted as published.

Source: CMS/CDC — ICD-10-CM Tabular ListRelease: FY2027Effective: October 1, 2026

Trace:FY2027 changesChange historyRelease, file and checksum

Notes without a marker are published on N83.1 itself; “inherited from” names the category or block whose note applies here.

Inclusion Terms

Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.

  • Hemorrhagic corpus luteum cyst

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.

Source: inherited from N83

Coder workflow for N83.1

MedCoder structured workflow — derived from this code’s own official record

Before you code N83.1

  1. N83.1 is not reportable as written. Select the more specific code beneath it that the documentation supports. Codes are reported to the highest level of specificity the classification provides (Guidelines I.B.2).

    ReviewN83.10, N83.11, N83.12

    See the relationships section · Guide: How to choose an ICD-10-CM code →

Choose the right path

  1. Does the documentation support one of the more specific codes beneath N83.1?
    Yes → Select that code and continue the checks below on its own page.
    No → N83.1 cannot be reported as written; query for the specificity its subcategory needs.

    ReviewN83.10, N83.11, N83.12

Consider N83.1. Then confirm the code is valid for the date of service in the Verify section.

Documentation check

The provider’s diagnostic statement
Codes are assigned from the provider’s documented diagnosis, not from clinical criteria, test values or a medication list (Guidelines I.A.19).

Official instructions as workflow

  • Excludes2 — not part of N83.1(1 note)

    Coding workflow: The conditions named in this note are not included in N83.1. When the record documents both, both may be reported; the note is a boundary, not a prohibition.

    CompareN70.1

    See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.12.b

Every row is derived from this code’s own record — its title, tabular notes, 7th-character family and same-category siblings — with fixed MedCoder wording; nothing is inferred about a patient. The official notes and guideline text are in the sections each row links to, and they control.

Don’t confuse N83.1 with…

MedCoder analysis — pairs from this code’s official notes, distinctions written by MedCoder

The codes most likely to be picked instead of N83.1 — named in its own official notes, or sharing its laterality or encounter family — with what separates them and which documentation moves the case. Each links to the full comparison.

  • N83.2— Specificity relationship (Review)

    Overlapping diagnoses in the same category.

    Overlapping codes in the same category — the documentation decides which is the more specific fit.

    What moves you there: A record that documents no more than “Other and unspecified ovarian cysts” takes N83.2; specificity in the record moves it back here.

    Full comparison: N83.1 vs N83.2 →

  • N70.1— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

    Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

    A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

    What moves you there: Documentation of hydrosalpinx adds N70.1; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

    Full comparison: N83.1 vs N70.1 →

Relationships are read from this code's own official notes, its laterality siblings and its encounter family; the wording of each distinction is MedCoder editorial, and the documentation named in each “what moves you there” line is the official note phrase or sibling title itself. Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a.

Code Overview

Corpus luteum cyst is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (N83.1). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

MedCoder summary Summary composed by MedCoder from this code's official ICD-10-CM record. The tabular instructional notes themselves appear verbatim below.

Verify Before Coding

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim in Claim Check.

Relationships & Classification

MedCoder structured relationships — computed from published CMS and AHRQ datasets

Other codes that name N83.1 or its code family, from the CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes. Tabular-note edges are stored at the code family level that carries each note.

Referenced by 1 Excludes2 note: D27 — Benign neoplasm of ovary.

These codes’ tabular lists name this diagnosis as distinct — both may be reported when both are documented.

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):GEN022 — Benign ovarian cyst (default).

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Related Codes

Same clinical category (CCSR)

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software groups these diagnoses under the same clinical category (Benign ovarian cyst).

N80.1 — Endometriosis of ovary, N83.0 — Follicular cyst of ovary, N83.00 — Follicular cyst of ovary, unspecified side, N83.01 — Follicular cyst of right ovary, N83.02 — Follicular cyst of left ovary, N83.10 — Corpus luteum cyst of ovary, unspecified side, N83.11 — Corpus luteum cyst of right ovary, N83.12 — Corpus luteum cyst of left ovary, N83.20 — Unspecified ovarian cysts, N83.201 — Unspecified ovarian cyst, right side, N83.202 — Unspecified ovarian cyst, left side, N83.209 — Unspecified ovarian cyst, unspecified side, N83.29 — Other ovarian cysts, N83.291 — Other ovarian cyst, right side, N83.292 — Other ovarian cyst, left side, N83.299 — Other ovarian cyst, unspecified side

Same Index main term, other category

The ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries files this code under the main terms “Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic”, “Cyst”, “Rupture, ruptured”; these codes share that main term but sit in a different category of the Tabular List.

N48.89 — Other specified disorders of penis (penis), N50.1 — Vascular disorders of male genital organs (testis), N50.3 — Cyst of epididymis (epididymis), N50.89 — Other specified disorders of the male genital organs (spermatic cord), N60.0 — Solitary cyst of breast (breast), N64.59 — Other signs and symptoms in breast (breast), N64.89 — Other specified disorders of breast (milk), N70.13 — Chronic salpingitis and oophoritis (tubo-ovarian, inflammatory), N75.0 — Cyst of Bartholin's gland (Bartholin's gland), N80.10 — Endometriosis of ovary, unspecified depth (chocolate), N85.7 — Hematometra (intrauterine), N85.8 — Other specified noninflammatory disorders of uterus (uterus), N88.8 — Other specified noninflammatory disorders of cervix uteri (nabothian), N89.8 — Other specified noninflammatory disorders of vagina (hymen), N90.7 — Vulvar cyst (vulva), N90.89 — Other specified noninflammatory disorders of vulva and perineum (perineum), N92.1 — Excessive and frequent menstruation with irregular cycle (intermenstrual, irregular), N92.2 — Excessive menstruation at puberty (uterus, uterine, pubertal), N92.3 — Ovulation bleeding (intermenstrual), N92.4 — Excessive bleeding in the premenopausal period (uterus, uterine, climacteric), +498 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of N83.1 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Run N83.1 with this related code in Claim Check

Hierarchy

Referenced by Excludes2 notes

Clinical classification (CCSR)

Nearest codes (40)

Change history (2)

Common coding questions

Can N83.1 be billed directly?

No. N83.1 (Corpus luteum cyst) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.

Sources for this page

Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.

Code, title, tabular notes and index terms Official source data
CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM FY2027 tabular list, index and tables, effective October 1, 2026 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Claim edits Official source data
CMS Definitions of Medicare Code Edits — v44.0 (October 2026) Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
CMS ICD-10-CM release addenda, ingested release by release into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder structured relationship
Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder explanation
Written by MedCoder to explain the sources above: drafted with AI assistance, checked by a person against the release files, and labelled as MedCoder text where it appears. Not official text.

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Cite this page

Reference this page in a research guide, syllabus or article. The release is included because code content changes each year.

MedCoder.ai. "N83.1 — Corpus luteum cyst." ICD-10-CM FY2027. https://medcoder.ai/icd10/code/n83.1-corpus-luteum-cyst

Change history

  • FY2017 — October 1, 2016
    Became a non-billable header
    FY2017 changes
  • FY2016 — October 1, 2015
    In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption
    Corpus luteum cyst

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to N83.1 in its code family, with their registry titles.

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