R87.7
Billable codeAbnormal histological findings in specimens from female genital organs
The ICD-10 code for abnormal histological findings in specimens from female genital organs is R87.7.
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).
- 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)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •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.
Related codes in this category
- R87.0Abnormal level of enzymes in specimens from female genital organs
- R87.1Abnormal level of hormones in specimens from female genital organs
- R87.2Abnormal level of other drugs, medicaments and biological substances in specimens from female genital organs
- R87.3Abnormal level of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source in specimens from female genital organs
- R87.4Abnormal immunological findings in specimens from female genital organs
- R87.5Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from female genital organs
- R87.6Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from female genital organsnon-billable header
- R87.8Other abnormal findings in specimens from female genital organsnon-billable header
- R87.9Unspecified abnormal finding in specimens from female genital organs
- R87.7Abnormal histological findings in specimens from female genital organs
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 7929Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
R87.7 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.