Alphabetic Index FY2027

R87.82

Low risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive from female genital organs

FY2027Chapter 18: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified/R83–R89 Abnormal findings on examination of other body fluids, substances and tissues, without diagnosis

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

R87.82 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for low risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive from female genital organs. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are R87.820 Cervical low risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive and R87.821 Vaginal low risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 2 Excludes1 entries and 7 Excludes2 entries.

Guidelines tip

From the FY2027 Official Guidelines. ICD10Ref adds no rules of its own.

Symptom and sign codes are acceptable when no definitive diagnosis has been established. They are not added for signs that are routinely associated with a diagnosis.

Guidelines I.C.18.a; I.C.18.bSymptom and sign codesRead the official text

Use additional code

Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.

This code
  • code for associated human papillomavirus (B97.7)

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Also from chapter/block level (2 notes)
Inherited from R83–R89 Abnormal findings on examination of other body fluids, substances and tissues, without diagnosis
  • abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
  • diagnostic abnormal findings classified elsewhere - see Alphabetical Index

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Also from chapter/block level (7 notes)
Inherited from R83–R89 Abnormal findings on examination of other body fluids, substances and tissues, without diagnosis
  • abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis (R70-R79)
  • abnormal findings on examination of urine, without diagnosis (R80-R82)
  • abnormal tumor markers (R97.-)
Inherited from Chapter 18 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
  • abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
  • signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)

Includes

Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.

Inherited from R87 Abnormal findings in specimens from female genital organs
  • 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

Notes

Also from chapter/block level (9 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 18 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
  • This chapter includes symptoms, signs, abnormal results of clinical or other investigative procedures, and ill-defined conditions regarding which no diagnosis classifiable elsewhere is recorded.
  • Signs and symptoms that point rather definitely to a given diagnosis have been assigned to a category in other chapters of the classification. In general, categories in this chapter include the less well-defined conditions and symptoms that, without the necessary study of the case to establish a final diagnosis, point perhaps equally to two or more diseases or to two or more systems of the body. Practically all categories in the chapter could be designated 'not otherwise specified', 'unknown etiology' or 'transient'. The Alphabetical Index should be consulted to determine which symptoms and signs are to be allocated here and which to other chapters. The residual subcategories, numbered .8, are generally provided for other relevant symptoms that cannot be allocated elsewhere in the classification.
  • The conditions and signs or symptoms included in categories R00-R94 consist of:
    • (a) cases for which no more specific diagnosis can be made even after all the facts bearing on the case have been investigated;
    • (b) signs or symptoms existing at the time of initial encounter that proved to be transient and whose causes could not be determined;
    • (c) provisional diagnosis in a patient who failed to return for further investigation or care;
    • (d) cases referred elsewhere for investigation or treatment before the diagnosis was made;
    • (e) cases in which a more precise diagnosis was not available for any other reason;
    • (f) certain symptoms, for which supplementary information is provided, that represent important problems in medical care in their own right.

More specific codes under R87.82 2