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FY2027

R87.624 — Cytologic evidence of malignancy on smear of vagina

Billable

Is R87.624 billable?

Yes — R87.624 is billable for FY2027. R87.624 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. R87.624 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

R87.624 at a glance

CodeR87.624
DescriptionCytologic evidence of malignancy on smear of vagina
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does R87.624 group to?

R87.624 sits in MDC 13 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

  • 742Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Non-Malignancy with CC/MCCsurgical
  • 743Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Non-Malignancy without CC/MCCsurgical

How is R87.624 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to R87.624. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Evidence › cytologic › of malignancy on vaginal smear
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities › Papanicolaou › vagina › cytologic evidence of malignancy

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from R83-R89

The conditions below can never be reported together with R87.624 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 R87.62

The conditions below can never be reported together with R87.624 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 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)

Use additional code — inherited from R87.62

Report an additional code alongside R87.624 to fully describe the condition. R87.624 is sequenced first.

  • code to identify acquired absence of uterus and cervix, if applicable (Z90.71-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 18

The conditions below are not part of R87.624, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R87.624 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 R87.624, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R87.624 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 R87.62

The conditions below are not part of R87.624, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R87.624 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • vaginal high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive (R87.811)
  • vaginal low risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive (R87.821)

How long has R87.624 existed?

R87.624 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 R87.62 family? (7)