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FY2027

R85.615 — Unsatisfactory cytologic smear of anus

Billable

Is R85.615 billable?

Yes — R85.615 is billable for FY2027. R85.615 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. R85.615 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

R85.615 at a glance

CodeR85.615
DescriptionUnsatisfactory cytologic smear of anus
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does R85.615 group to?

R85.615 sits in MDC 06 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

  • 393Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCCmedical
  • 394Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CCmedical
  • 395Other Digestive System Diagnoses without CC/MCCmedical

How is R85.615 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to R85.615. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Inadequate, inadequacy › sample of cytologic smear › anus
  • Unsatisfactory › sample of cytologic smear › anus
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities › cytology › anus › inadequate smear
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities › cytology › anus › unsatisfactory smear
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities › Papanicolaou › anus › inadequate smear
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities › Papanicolaou › anus › unsatisfactory smear

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to R85.615.

  • Inadequate sample of cytologic smear of anus

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from R83-R89

The conditions below can never be reported together with R85.615 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
  • diagnostic abnormal findings classified elsewhere - see Alphabetical Index

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from R85

The conditions below can never be reported together with R85.615 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • cloudy peritoneal dialysis effluent (R88.0)
  • fecal abnormalities (R19.5)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from R85.61

The conditions below can never be reported together with R85.615 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • abnormal cytological findings in specimens from other digestive organs and abdominal cavity (R85.69)
  • carcinoma in situ of anus (histologically confirmed) (D01.3)
  • anal intraepithelial neoplasia I [AIN I] (K62.82)
  • anal intraepithelial neoplasia II [AIN II] (K62.82)
  • anal intraepithelial neoplasia III [AIN III] (D01.3)
  • dysplasia (mild) (moderate) of anus (histologically confirmed) (K62.82)
  • severe dysplasia of anus (histologically confirmed) (D01.3)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 18

The conditions below are not part of R85.615, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R85.615 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
  • signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from R83-R89

The conditions below are not part of R85.615, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R85.615 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis (R70-R79)
  • abnormal findings on examination of urine, without diagnosis (R80-R82)
  • abnormal tumor markers (R97.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from R85.61

The conditions below are not part of R85.615, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R85.615 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • anal high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive (R85.81)
  • anal low risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive (R85.82)

How long has R85.615 existed?

R85.615 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

What other codes are in the R85.61 family? (8)