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FY2027

R87.619 — Unspecified abnormal cytological findings in specimens from cervix uteri

BillableUnspecified

Is R87.619 billable?

Yes, but R87.619 is an unspecified code. R87.619 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, R87.619 is an unspecified or catch-all code. Payers apply additional scrutiny to unspecified codes and many deny them when the medical record supports a more specific option, so check the documentation before selecting R87.619 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.

R87.619 at a glance

CodeR87.619
DescriptionUnspecified abnormal cytological findings in specimens from cervix uteri
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does R87.619 group to?

R87.619 sits in MDC 15 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

  • 795Normal Newbornmedical

How is R87.619 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to R87.619. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Dyskaryotic cervical smear
  • Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis › Papanicolaou cervix
  • Papanicolaou smear, cervix › nonspecific abnormal finding
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities › Papanicolaou › cervix
  • Atypical, atypism › cells › cervix
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities › Papanicolaou › cervix › thin preparation
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities › specimen › female genital organs › cytology › cervix

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to R87.619.

  • Abnormal cervical cytology NOS
  • Abnormal Papanicolaou smear of cervix NOS
  • Abnormal thin preparation smear of cervix NOS
  • Atypical endocervical cells of cervix NOS
  • Atypical endometrial cells of cervix NOS
  • Atypical glandular cells of cervix NOS

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from R83-R89

The conditions below can never be reported together with R87.619 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 R87.61

The conditions below can never be reported together with R87.619 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 female genital organs (R87.69)
  • abnormal cytological findings in specimens from vagina (R87.62-)
  • carcinoma in situ of cervix uteri (histologically confirmed) (D06.-)
  • cervical intraepithelial neoplasia I [CIN I] (N87.0)
  • cervical intraepithelial neoplasia II [CIN II] (N87.1)
  • cervical intraepithelial neoplasia III [CIN III] (D06.-)
  • dysplasia (mild) (moderate) of cervix uteri (histologically confirmed) (N87.-)
  • severe dysplasia of cervix uteri (histologically confirmed) (D06.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 18

The conditions below are not part of R87.619, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R87.619 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 R87.619, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R87.619 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 R87.61

The conditions below are not part of R87.619, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R87.619 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • cervical high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive (R87.810)
  • cervical low risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive (R87.820)

How long has R87.619 existed?

R87.619 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.

Which conditions are coded to R87.619?

What other codes are in the R87.61 family? (8)