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A63.0 vs R87.81

A63.0 (Anogenital (venereal) warts) compared with R87.81 (High risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive from female genital organs), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. R87.81 carries an Excludes1 note covering A63.0: “anogenital warts due to human papillomavirus (HPV) (A63.0)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. R87.81 carries an Excludes1 note covering A63.0: “condyloma acuminatum (A63.0)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

A63.0Anogenital (venereal) wartsR87.81High risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive from female genital organs
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header

Report instead: R87.810, R87.811

ClassificationA00-B99 — Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99)R00-R99 — Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99)
DefinitionAnogenital (venereal) warts is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (A63.0).High risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive from female genital organs is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (R87.81).
Includes
Anogenital warts due to (human) papillomavirus [HPV]
Condyloma acuminatum
abnormal findings in secretion and smears from cervix uteri
abnormal findings in secretion and smears from vagina
abnormal findings in secretion and smears from vulva

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources