Version 2024
No Valid Principal Dx

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R87.62

Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from vagina

ICD-10-CM Code:
R87.62
ICD-10 Code for:
Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from vagina
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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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)

R87.62 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of abnormal cytological findings in specimens from vagina. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 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 Applicable to Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from vagina

Non-specific codes like R87.62 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for abnormal cytological findings in specimens from vagina:

  • 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

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Use Additional Code

Use Additional Code
The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.
  • code to identify acquired absence of uterus and cervix, if applicable Z90.71

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • abnormal cytological findings in specimens from cervix uteri R87.61
  • abnormal cytological findings in specimens from other female genital organs R87.69
  • carcinoma in situ of vagina histologically confirmed D07.2
  • vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia I VAIN I N89.0
  • vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia II VAIN II N89.1
  • vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia III VAIN III D07.2
  • dysplasia mild moderate of vagina histologically confirmed N89
  • severe dysplasia of vagina histologically confirmed D07.2

Type 2 Excludes

Type 2 Excludes
A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
  • vaginal high risk human papillomavirus HPV DNA test positive R87.811
  • vaginal low risk human papillomavirus HPV DNA test positive R87.821

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • 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. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.