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Compare/O28 vs R86

O28 vs R86

O28 (Abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother) compared with R86 (Abnormal findings in specimens from male 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. R86 carries an Excludes1 note covering O28: “abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)”

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

O28Abnormal findings on antenatal screening of motherR86Abnormal findings in specimens from male genital organs
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: O28.0, O28.1, O28.2, O28.3, O28.4

Non-billable header

Report instead: R86.0, R86.1, R86.2, R86.3, R86.4

ClassificationO00-O9A — Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A)R00-R99 — Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99)
DefinitionAbnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (O28).Abnormal findings in specimens from male genital organs is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (R86).
Includes
abnormal findings in prostatic secretions
abnormal findings in semen, seminal fluid
abnormal spermatozoa

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