R85.616 - Satisfactory anal smear but lacking transformation zone

Version 2023
No Valid Principal Dx
ICD-10:R85.616
Short Description:Satisfactory anal smear but lacking transformation zone
Long Description:Satisfactory anal smear but lacking transformation zone
Status: Valid for Submission
Version:ICD-10-CM 2023
Code Classification:
  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)
    • Abnormal findings on examination of other body fluids, substances and tissues, without diagnosis (R83-R89)
      • Abnormal findings in specimens from dgstv org/abd cav (R85)

R85.616 is a billable ICD-10 code used to specify a medical diagnosis of satisfactory anal smear but lacking transformation zone. 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.

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:

Convert to ICD-9 Code

Source ICD-10 CodeTarget ICD-9 Code
R85.616796.77 - Sat anal smr-no trnsfrm

Code History