R87 - Abnormal findings in specimens from female genital organs

Version 2023
No Valid Principal Dx
ICD-10:R87
Short Description:Abnormal findings in specimens from female genital organs
Long Description:Abnormal findings in specimens from female genital organs
Status: Not 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 female genital organs (R87)

R87 is a non-specific and non-billable ICD-10 code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of abnormal findings in specimens from female genital organs. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2023 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

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.

Specific Coding for Abnormal findings in specimens from female genital organs

Non-specific codes like R87 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for abnormal findings in specimens from female genital organs:

  • BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.0 for Abnormal level of enzymes in specimens from female genital organs
  • BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.1 for Abnormal level of hormones in specimens from female genital organs
  • BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.2 for Abnormal level of other drugs, medicaments and biological substances in specimens from female genital organs
  • BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.3 for Abnormal level of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source in specimens from female genital organs
  • BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.4 for Abnormal immunological findings in specimens from female genital organs
  • BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.5 for Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from female genital organs
  • NON-BILLABLE CODE - R87.6 for Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from female genital organs
  • NON-BILLABLE CODE - R87.61 for Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from cervix uteri
  • NON-BILLABLE CODE - R87.62 for Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from vagina
  • BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.69 for Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from other female genital organs
  • BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.7 for Abnormal histological findings in specimens from female genital organs
  • NON-BILLABLE CODE - R87.8 for Other abnormal findings in specimens from female genital organs
  • NON-BILLABLE CODE - R87.81 for High risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive from female genital organs
  • NON-BILLABLE CODE - R87.82 for Low risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive from female genital organs
  • BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.89 for Other abnormal findings in specimens from female genital organs
  • BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.9 for Unspecified abnormal finding in specimens from female genital organs

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