R87.5 Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from female genital organs

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Positive culture findings in specimens from female genital organs

Excludes1 (never code together)

• colonization status (Z22.-)

Applies from R87 Abnormal findings in specimens from female genital organs

Includes

• abnormal findings in secretion and smears from cervix uteri
• abnormal findings in secretion and smears from vagina
• abnormal findings in secretion and smears from vulva

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 947-948 in MDC 23.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 792.9 Other nonspecific abnormal findings in body substances (approximate)

Diagnosis Index entries for R87.5

• Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities › specimen › female genital organs (secretions) (smears) › microbiology
• Positive › culture (nonspecific) › cervix uteri
• Positive › culture (nonspecific) › vagina
• Positive › culture (nonspecific) › vulva

Nearby codes

• R87.0 Abnormal level of enzymes in specimens from female genital organs
• R87.1 Abnormal level of hormones in specimens from female genital organs
• R87.2 Abnormal level of other drugs, medicaments and biological substances in specimens from female genital organs
• R87.3 Abnormal level of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source in specimens from female genital organs
• R87.4 Abnormal immunological findings in specimens from female genital organs
• R87.5 Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from female genital organs (this code)
• R87.6 Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from female genital organs
• R87.61 Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from cervix uteri
• R87.610 Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance on cytologic smear of cervix (ASC-US)
• R87.611 Atypical squamous cells cannot exclude high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear of cervix (ASC-H)
• R87.612 Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear of cervix (LGSIL)