N87.9

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

• N87.9

Applicable To

• Anaplasia of cervix

• Cervical atypism

• Cervical dysplasia NOS

Approximate Synonyms

• Dysplasia of cervix

Clinical Information

• Abnormal development of immature squamous epithelial cells of the uterine cervix, a term used to describe premalignant cytological changes in the cervical epithelium. These atypical cells do not penetrate the epithelial basement membrane.

• Irregularity or alteration from normal cervical tissue. The spatial orientation of the cervical cells is often aberrant due to the lack of an organized growth process. 2005

Details

• N87.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM N87.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N87.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 N87.9 may differ.