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FY2027

R87.7 — Abnormal histological findings in specimens from female genital organs

Billable

Is R87.7 billable?

Yes — R87.7 is billable for FY2027. R87.7 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. R87.7 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

R87.7 at a glance

CodeR87.7
DescriptionAbnormal histological findings in specimens from female genital organs
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does R87.7 group to?

R87.7 sits in MDC 23 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.

  • 947Signs and Symptoms with MCCmedical
  • 948Signs and Symptoms without MCCmedical

How is R87.7 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to R87.7. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities › specimen › female genital organs › histological

Excludes1 — never code together

The conditions below can never be reported together with R87.7 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • carcinoma in situ (histologically confirmed) of female genital organs (D06-D07.3)
  • 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.-)
  • dysplasia (mild) (moderate) of vagina (histologically confirmed) (N89.-)
  • vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia I [VAIN I] (N89.0)
  • vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia II [VAIN II] (N89.1)
  • vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia III [VAIN III] (D07.2)
  • severe dysplasia of cervix uteri (histologically confirmed) (D06.-)
  • severe dysplasia of vagina (histologically confirmed) (D07.2)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from R83-R89

The conditions below can never be reported together with R87.7 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

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 18

The conditions below are not part of R87.7, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R87.7 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 R87.7, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R87.7 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.-)

How long has R87.7 existed?

R87.7 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 codes are confused with R87.7?

ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with R87.7 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.

What other codes are in the R87 family? (9)