R87.61
Header — not billableAbnormal cytological findings in specimens from cervix uteri
The ICD-10 code for abnormal cytological findings in specimens from cervix uteri is R87.61.
R87.61 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- 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)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under R87.61
- R87.610Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance on cytologic smear of cervix (ASC-US)
- R87.611Atypical squamous cells cannot exclude high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear of cervix (ASC-H)
- R87.612Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear of cervix (LGSIL)
- R87.613High grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear of cervix (HGSIL)
- R87.614Cytologic evidence of malignancy on smear of cervix
- R87.615Unsatisfactory cytologic smear of cervix
- R87.616Satisfactory cervical smear but lacking transformation zone
- R87.618Other abnormal cytological findings on specimens from cervix uteri
- R87.619Unspecified abnormal cytological findings in specimens from cervix uteri
Related codes in this category
- R87.62Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from vaginanon-billable header
- R87.69Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from other female genital organs
- R87.61Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from cervix uterinon-billable header