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ICD-10 Code R97.20: Elevated prostate specific antigen [PSA]

R97.20 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Elevated prostate specific antigen [PSA] 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 26 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 elevated prostate specific antigen [psa] 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
R97Abnormal tumor markers (R97)
category
R97Abnormal tumor markers
category
R97.2Elevated prostate specific antigen [PSA]
currentR97.2

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

Coverage-related procedures and services

CPT 0403Uhigh
ONCOLOGY (PROSTATE), MRNA, GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING OF 18 GENES, FIRST-CATCH URINE, ALGORITHM REPORTED AS PERCENTAGE OF LIKELIHOOD OF DETECTING CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT PROSTATE CANCER
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 0339Uhigh
ONCOLOGY (PROSTATE), MRNA EXPRESSION PROFILING OF HOXC6 AND DLX1, REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (RT-PCR), FIRST-VOID URINE FOLLOWING DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION, ALGORITHM REPORTED AS PROBABILITY OF HIGH-GRADE CANCER
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 81551high
ONCOLOGY (PROSTATE), PROMOTER METHYLATION PROFILING BY REAL-TIME PCR OF 3 GENES (GSTP1, APC, RASSF1), UTILIZING FORMALIN-FIXED PARAFFIN-EMBEDDED TISSUE, ALGORITHM REPORTED AS A LIKELIHOOD OF PROSTATE CANCER DETECTION ON REPEAT BIOPSY
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 81313high
PCA3/KLK3 (PROSTATE CANCER ANTIGEN 3 [NON-PROTEIN CODING]/KALLIKREIN-RELATED PEPTIDASE 3 [PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN]) RATIO (EG, PROSTATE CANCER)
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 81479high
UNLISTED MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY PROCEDURE
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 81539high
ONCOLOGY (HIGH-GRADE PROSTATE CANCER), BIOCHEMICAL ASSAY OF FOUR PROTEINS (TOTAL PSA, FREE PSA, INTACT PSA, AND HUMAN KALLIKREIN-2 [HK2]), UTILIZING PLASMA OR SERUM, PROGNOSTIC ALGORITHM REPORTED AS A PROBABILITY SCORE
Source: CMS coverage guidance

Coding guidelines

Common synonyms

Elevated prostate specific antigen [PSA]

Frequently asked questions

Code details

CodeR97.20
SystemICD10
Display nameElevated prostate specific antigen [PSA]
ChapterSymptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
BlockAbnormal tumor markers (R97)

Flags

BillableYes
Valid clinical useYes

Source

SourceICD-10
Version2026-annual
Releaseannual
Year2026

Index terms

Matched terms
Elevated, elevation

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