When is ICD-10 code R87.810 used?

Doctors, hospitals, and insurers may use ICD-10 code R87.810 when recording cervical high risk human papillomavirus (hpv) dna test positive in a standardized format.

Does ICD-10 code R87.810 confirm a diagnosis?

No. A code helps standardize documentation and claims, but it should not be read as a substitute for a clinician's full assessment.

ICD10BillableValid for clinical use

ICD-10 Code R87.810: Cervical high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive

Name: ICD-10 Code R87.810: Cervical high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive
Creator: HealthAssure Clinical Team
Published: 2026-05-21T06:30:55.203Z

R87.810 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Cervical high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive in medical records and claims. You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records. ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99).

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026

What is this code?

ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99).

When is it used?

May be used when a clinician documents cervical high risk human papillomavirus (hpv) dna test positive in a patient's medical record.
May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.

What it does not mean

A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.

Code hierarchy

chapter

18Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

block

R83-R89Abnormal findings on examination of other body fluids, substances and tissues, without diagnosis

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.

Related specialists

General Physician

Sibling codes

R87.811Vaginal high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positivebillable

Coding guidelines

Common synonyms

Cervical high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positiveCervical high risk human papillomavirusCervical high risk human papillomavirus HPV DNA test positive

Frequently asked questions

Code details

CodeR87.810

SystemICD10

Display nameCervical high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive

ChapterSymptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

BlockAbnormal findings on examination of other body fluids, substances and tissues, without diagnosis

Flags

BillableYes

Valid clinical useYes

Source

SourceICD-10

Version2026-annual

Releaseannual

Year2026

Index terms

Matched terms

Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalitiesFindings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosisHuman

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