796.79 OTH ABN PAP SMR ANUS/HPV


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 796.79

Short Description: Oth abn Pap smr anus/HPV

Long Description: Other abnormal Papanicolaou smear of anus and anal HPV

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780–799)
    • Nonspecific abnormal findings (790-796)
      • 796 Other nonspecific abnormal findings
        • 796.79 Oth abn Pap smr anus/HPV

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 796.79 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities - see also Anomaly
    • Papanicolaou (smear)
      • anus 796.70
        • specified finding NEC 796.79
  • Anus, anal - see also condition
    • low risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive 796.79
  • Findings, (abnormal), without diagnosis (examination) (laboratory test) 796.4
    • Papanicolaou (smear) 796.9
      • anus 796.70
        • specified finding NEC 796.79
  • Human papillomavirus 079.4
    • low risk, DNA test positive
      • anal 796.79
  • Low
    • risk
      • human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive
        • anal 796.79
  • Papanicolaou smear
    • anus 796.70
      • specified finding NEC 796.79

Crosswalk Information

The code 796.79 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
796.79 Right Arrow R85.618 Other abnormal cytological findings on specimens from anus
R85.82 Anal low risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
796.0 Nonspecific abnormal toxicological findings
796.1 Abnormal reflex
796.2 Elevated blood pressure reading without diagnosis of hypertension
796.3 Nonspecific low blood pressure reading
796.4 Other abnormal clinical findings
796.5 Abnormal finding on antenatal screening
796.6 Abnormal findings on neonatal screening
796.70 Abnormal glandular Papanicolaou smear of anus
796.71 Papanicolaou smear of anus with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US)
796.72 Papanicolaou smear of anus with atypical squamous cells cannot exclude high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (ASC-H)
796.73 Papanicolaou smear of anus with low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LGSIL)
796.74 Papanicolaou smear of anus with high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HGSIL)
796.75 Anal high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive
796.76 Papanicolaou smear of anus with cytologic evidence of malignancy
796.77 Satisfactory anal smear but lacking transformation zone
796.78 Unsatisfactory anal cytology smear
796.9 Other nonspecific abnormal findings


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