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R85.81

R85.81: Anal high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R85.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for anal high risk human papillomavirus (hpv) dna test positive. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check R85.81 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

  • anogenital warts due to human papillomavirus (HPV) (A63.0)
  • condyloma acuminatum (A63.0)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R85.81

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on R85: Abnormal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity

  • cloudy peritoneal dialysis effluent (R88.0)
  • fecal abnormalities (R19.5)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›cytology›anus›human papillomavirus DNA test›high risk positive
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›Papanicolaou›anus›human papillomavirus DNA test›high risk positive

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under R85.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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