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R87.61

Non-Billable
ChapterR00–R99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from cervix uteri

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (R00-R99).

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here)
  • 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)
  • cervical high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive (R87.810)
  • cervical low risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive (R87.820)
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
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Clinical Hierarchy

CH18Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
R83-R89Abnormal findings on examination of other body fluids, substances and tissues, without diagnosis (R83-R89)
R87Abnormal findings in specimens from female genital organs
R87.6Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from female genital organs
R87.61Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from cervix uteri
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

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to R87.61:

categoryR87
Abnormal findings in specimens from female genital organs
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blockR83-R89
Abnormal findings on examination of other body fluids, substances and tissues, without diagnosis (R83-R89)
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chapterCH18
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to R87.61. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

25 raw paths
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities16 unique routes
Papanicolaou (smear)(12 variants)
cervix→R87.61(12 variants)
atypical squamous cells cannot exclude high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (ASC-H)→R87.61
atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US)→R87.61
cytologic evidence of malignancy→R87.61
high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HGSIL)→R87.61
inadequate smear→R87.61
low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LGSIL)→R87.61
non-atypical endometrial cells→R87.61
satisfactory cervical smear but lacking transformation zone→R87.61
specified NEC→R87.61
thin preparation→R87.61
unsatisfactory smear→R87.61
specimen(4 variants)
female genital organs (secretions) (smears)(4 variants)
cytology(4 variants)
cervix→R87.61(4 variants)
inadequate (unsatisfactory) smear→R87.61
non-atypical endometrial cells→R87.61
specified NEC→R87.61
ASC-H (atypical squamous cells cannot exclude high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear)1 unique routes
cervix→R87.61
ASC-US (atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance on cytologic smear)1 unique routes
cervix→R87.61
Atypical, atypism1 unique routes
cells (on cytolgocial smear) (endocervical) (endometrial) (glandular)
cervix→R87.61
Dyskaryotic cervical smear1 unique routes
Direct index entry→R87.61
Evidence1 unique routes
cytologic
of malignancy on cervical smear→R87.61
Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis2 unique routes
Papanicolaou cervix→R87.61(2 variants)
non-atypical endometrial cells→R87.61
HGSIL (cytology finding) (high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear) (Pap smear finding)1 unique routes
cervix→R87.61
Inadequate, inadequacy1 unique routes
sample of cytologic smear
cervix→R87.61

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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