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796.78 - Unsatisfactory Anal Cytology Smear


The ICD 9 Code for Unsatisfactory anal cytology smear is listed as 796.78.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 796.78
Long Description: Unsatisfactory anal cytology smear
Short Description: Anal cytolgy smr unsatis
Chapter: Symptoms, Signs, And Ill Defined Conditions
Block: Nonspecific Abnormal Findings (790-796)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: R85.615 - Unsatisfactory cytologic smear of anus
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 796.78:
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
796.79 - Other abnormal Papanicolaou smear of anus and anal HPV