R85.615 - Unsatisfactory cytologic smear of anus
| ICD-10: | R85.615 |
| Short Description: | Unsatisfactory cytologic smear of anus |
| Long Description: | Unsatisfactory cytologic smear of anus |
| Status: | Valid for Submission |
| Version: | ICD-10-CM 2023 |
| Code Classification: |
R85.615 is a billable ICD-10 code used to specify a medical diagnosis of unsatisfactory cytologic smear of anus. The code is valid during the fiscal year 2023 from October 01, 2022 through September 30, 2023 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
According to ICD-10-CM guidelines this code should not to be used as a principal diagnosis code when a related definitive diagnosis has been established.
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to this diagnosis code:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion TermsThese terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
- Inadequate sample of cytologic smear of anus
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index:
- - Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities - See Also: Anomaly;
- - cytology
- - anus - R85.619
- - inadequate smear - R85.615
- - unsatisfactory smear - R85.615
- - anus - R85.619
- - Papanicolaou (smear)
- - anus - R85.619
- - inadequate smear - R85.615
- - unsatisfactory smear - R85.615
- - anus - R85.619
- - cytology
- - Inadequate, inadequacy
- - sample of cytologic smear
- - anus - R85.615
- - sample of cytologic smear
- - Unsatisfactory
- - sample of cytologic smear
- - anus - R85.615
- - sample of cytologic smear
Convert to ICD-9 Code
| Source ICD-10 Code | Target ICD-9 Code | |
|---|---|---|
| R85.615 | 796.78 - Anal cytolgy smr unsatis |
Code History
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
- 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)
