Diagnosis Code

N61.1 ABSCESS OF THE BREAST AND NIPPLE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: N61.1

Short Description: Abscess of the breast and nipple

Long Description: Abscess of the breast and nipple

The code N61.1 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00–N99)
    • Disorders of breast (N60-N65)
      • Inflammatory disorders of breast (N61)
        • N61.1 Abscess of the breast and nipple

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Abscess of breast
  • Abscess of breast, associated with childbirth
  • Abscess of chest wall
  • Abscess of nipple
  • Abscess of nipple
  • Abscess of nipple - obstetric
  • Abscess of skin of breast
  • Acute abscess of areola
  • Acute abscess of breast
  • Acute mastitis
  • Acute mastitis
  • Carbuncle of breast
  • Carbuncle of chest wall
  • Carbuncle of pectoral region
  • Cellulitis and abscess of breast
  • Cellulitis and abscess of trunk
  • Cellulitis of breast
  • Cellulitis of pectoral region
  • Chronic abscess of areola
  • Chronic abscess of breast
  • Chronic disease of breast
  • Chronic disease of breast
  • Chronic disease of breast
  • Chronic disease of breast
  • Chronic non-puerperal breast abscess
  • Chronic subareolar non-puerperal abscess
  • Furuncle of breast
  • Furuncle of chest wall
  • Furuncle of pectoral region
  • Intramammary breast abscess
  • Mammary fistula
  • Nonpuerperal abscess of areola
  • Nonpuerperal abscess of areola
  • Nonpuerperal abscess of breast
  • Nonpuerperal abscess of breast
  • Nonpuerperal abscess of breast
  • Nonpuerperal abscess of left areola
  • Nonpuerperal abscess of left breast
  • Nonpuerperal abscess of left breast
  • Nonpuerperal abscess of right areola
  • Nonpuerperal abscess of right breast
  • Nonpuerperal abscess of right breast
  • Obstetric breast abscess
  • Obstetric breast abscess
  • Obstetric breast abscess
  • Obstetric breast abscess
  • Postpartum abscess of breast
  • Postpartum abscess of breast
  • Postpartum abscess of breast
  • Retromammary abscess associated with childbirth
  • Retromammary breast abscess
  • Retromammary breast abscess
  • Streptococcal mastitis
  • Subareolar abscess associated with childbirth
  • Subareolar breast abscess
  • Subareolar breast abscess
  • Subareolar breast abscess
  • Submammary abscess associated with childbirth

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code N61.1 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Non-malignant Breast Disorders With Cc/mcc (600)
  • Non-malignant Breast Disorders Without Cc/mcc (601)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code N61.1 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Abscess (acute) (chronic) (nonpuerperal) of areola
    • Abscess (acute) (chronic) (nonpuerperal) of breast
    • Carbuncle of breast
    • Mastitis with abscess

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
N61.1 Right Arrow 611.0 Inflam disease of breast

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
N61 Inflammatory disorders of breast
N61.0 Mastitis without abscess
N61.2 Granulomatous mastitis
N61.20 Granulomatous mastitis, unspecified breast
N61.21 Granulomatous mastitis, right breast
N61.22 Granulomatous mastitis, left breast
N61.23 Granulomatous mastitis, bilateral breast


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023