![]() ![]() Mild cervical dysplasia - CIN I (N87.0).Irregular menstruation, unspecified (N92.6).An additional code is needed for the abnormal findingĭ) The patient is experiencing signs or symptoms that might reasonably be related to a gynecological exam:.Routine gynecological exam with abnormal finding (Z01.411).Vaginal Pap with other abnormal finding (R87.628)Ĭ) Abnormalities of the vagina, cervix, uterus, ovaries or adnexa are found on exam:.Cervical Pap with other abnormal finding (R87.619).Vaginal Pap with evidence of malignancy (R87.624).Cervical Pap with evidence of malignancy (R87.614).Vaginal high-risk HPV positive (R87.811).Cervical high-risk HPV positive (R87.810). ![]() A Pap test is considered diagnostic if it meets any of the following criteria: A) The patient has been treated for or is being treated for cancer of the cervix, uterus or vagina:ī) The patient is being seen for follow up on a previous abnormal Pap test To help you determine if a Pap test was performed for diagnostic purposes, here are a few things to consider. A diagnostic code should be used when there are signs or symptoms of disease. Screening Pap test:ĭetermining whether the patient is being seen for a diagnostic or screening Pap test will help you determine the appropriate ICD-10 code to submit to the laboratory. Provided below are some of the common issues that you may encounter when coding Pap tests with the new ICD-10 coding set. The ICD-10 code set that became effective on October 1, 2015, tries to capture the current practice of medicine and provide flexibility as it changes in the future. New conditions have been discovered and many new treatments and medical devices have been developed. The practice of medicine has changed dramatically in the last 25 years or so. ICD-10: Coding Gynecological Specimens for Laboratory ![]()
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