2021 ICD-10-CM Code N87.0

Mild cervical dysplasia

  1. ICD-10-CM Index
  2. Chapter: N00–N99
  3. Section: N80-N98
  4. Block: N87
  5. N87.0 - Mild cervical dysplasia
Version 2021
Billable Code
Diagnoses For Females Only
MS-DRG Mapping
OB/GYN

Valid for Submission

N87.0 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of mild cervical dysplasia. The code N87.0 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

The ICD-10-CM code N87.0 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like benign neoplasm of endocervix, benign neoplasm of soft tissues of pelvis, benign neoplasm of uterine cervix, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 1 , dysplasia of cervix, etc.

The code N87.0 is applicable to female patients only. It is clinically and virtually impossible to use this code on a non-female patient.

The code is commonly used in ob/gyn medical specialties to specify clinical concepts such as abnormal female genital cytology.

ICD-10:N87.0
Short Description:Mild cervical dysplasia
Long Description:Mild cervical dysplasia

Code Classification

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

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Index to Diseases and Injuries

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Approximate Synonyms

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Information for Patients


Cervix Disorders

The cervix is the lower part of the uterus, the place where a baby grows during pregnancy. The cervix has a small opening that expands during childbirth. It also allows menstrual blood to leave a woman's body.

Your health care provider may perform a Pap test during your health checkup to look for changes to the cells of the cervix, including cervical cancer. Other problems with the cervix include:


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Code History

  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)

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