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R87.610

R87.610: Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance on cytologic smear of cervix (ASC-US)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R87.610 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance on cytologic smear of cervix (asc-us). It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R87.610

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on R87.61: Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from cervix uteri

  • 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 inherited from the categories above R87.610

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on R87.61: Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from cervix uteri

  • cervical high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive (R87.810)
  • cervical low risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive (R87.820)

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • ASC-US›cervix
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›Papanicolaou›cervix›atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance(ASC-US)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under R87.61

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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