R87.619 Unspecified abnormal cytological findings in specimens from cervix uteri

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Abnormal cervical cytology NOS
• Abnormal Papanicolaou smear of cervix NOS
• Abnormal thin preparation smear of cervix NOS
• Atypical endocervical cells of cervix NOS
• Atypical endometrial cells of cervix NOS
• Atypical glandular cells of cervix NOS

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

Applies from R87.61 Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from cervix uteri

Excludes1 (never code together)

• 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)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 795 in MDC 15.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 795.4 Other nonspecific abnormal histological findings (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to R87.619

Back-references to R87.61

• Type 1 Excludes: N87 Dysplasia of cervix uteri ("abnormal results from cervical cytologic examination without histologic confirmation (R87.61-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R87.62 Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from vagina ("abnormal cytological findings in specimens from cervix uteri (R87.61-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for R87.619

• Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities › Papanicolaou (smear) › cervix
• Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities › Papanicolaou (smear) › cervix › thin preparation
• Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities › specimen › female genital organs (secretions) (smears) › cytology › cervix
• Atypical, atypism › cells (on cytolgocial smear) (endocervical) (endometrial) (glandular) › cervix
• Dyskaryotic cervical smear
• Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis › Papanicolaou cervix
• Papanicolaou smear, cervix › nonspecific abnormal finding

Nearby codes

• R87.613 High grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear of cervix (HGSIL)
• R87.614 Cytologic evidence of malignancy on smear of cervix
• R87.615 Unsatisfactory cytologic smear of cervix
• R87.616 Satisfactory cervical smear but lacking transformation zone
• R87.618 Other abnormal cytological findings on specimens from cervix uteri
• R87.619 Unspecified abnormal cytological findings in specimens from cervix uteri (this code)
• R87.62 Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from vagina
• R87.620 Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance on cytologic smear of vagina (ASC-US)
• R87.621 Atypical squamous cells cannot exclude high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear of vagina (ASC-H)
• R87.622 Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear of vagina (LGSIL)
• R87.623 High grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear of vagina (HGSIL)