R87.6 - Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from female genital organs
| ICD-10: | R87.6 |
| Short Description: | Abn cytolog findings in specmn from female genital organs |
| Long Description: | Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from female genital organs |
| Status: | Not Valid for Submission |
| Version: | ICD-10-CM 2023 |
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R87.6 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 cytological 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 Abn cytolog findings in specmn from female genital organs
Non-specific codes like R87.6 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 abn cytolog findings in specmn from female genital organs:
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - R87.61 for Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from cervix uteri
- BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.610 for Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance on cytologic smear of cervix (ASC-US)
- BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.611 for Atypical squamous cells cannot exclude high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear of cervix (ASC-H)
- BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.612 for Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear of cervix (LGSIL)
- BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.613 for High grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear of cervix (HGSIL)
- BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.614 for Cytologic evidence of malignancy on smear of cervix
- BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.615 for Unsatisfactory cytologic smear of cervix
- BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.616 for Satisfactory cervical smear but lacking transformation zone
- BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.618 for Other abnormal cytological findings on specimens from cervix uteri
- BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.619 for Unspecified abnormal cytological findings in specimens from cervix uteri
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - R87.62 for Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from vagina
- BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.620 for Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance on cytologic smear of vagina (ASC-US)
- BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.621 for Atypical squamous cells cannot exclude high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear of vagina (ASC-H)
- BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.622 for Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear of vagina (LGSIL)
- BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.623 for High grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear of vagina (HGSIL)
- BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.624 for Cytologic evidence of malignancy on smear of vagina
- BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.625 for Unsatisfactory cytologic smear of vagina
- BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.628 for Other abnormal cytological findings on specimens from vagina
- BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.629 for Unspecified abnormal cytological findings in specimens from vagina
- BILLABLE CODE - Use R87.69 for Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from other female genital organs
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)
