ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
R87.82Low risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive from female genital organs
R87.82 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 2 more specific codes beneath it.Short description: Low risk HPV DNA test positive from female genital organs
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About R87.82
R87.82 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for low risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive from female genital organs. It belongs to category R87 (abnormal findings in specimens from female genital organs), block R83-R89 (abnormal findings on examination of other body fluids, substances and tissues, without diagnosis) and chapter 18 (symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 2 subcodes must be used instead.
Within R87.8 (other abnormal findings in specimens from female genital organs), R87.82 is specifically for low risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive from female genital organs. Related codes cover high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive from female genital organs (R87.81) and other abnormal findings in specimens from female genital organs (R87.89).
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: R87.820 (positive) and R87.821 (positive).
Use an additional code for associated human papillomavirus (B97.7).
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
Specific codes under R87.82
Coding notes
- code for associated human papillomavirus (B97.7)
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to R87.82.
› 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
Broader instructions also apply from R83-R89 Abnormal findings on examination of other body fluids, substances and tissues, without diagnosis and Chapter 18: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about R87.82
Is R87.82 billable?
- No. R87.82 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.