2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z12.72

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Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of vagina

  • Z12.72 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM Z12.72 became effective on October 1, 2024.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z12.72 – other international versions of ICD-10 Z12.72 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

  • Z12.72 is applicable to female patients.

Applicable To

  • Vaginal pap smear status-post hysterectomy for non-malignant condition

Use Additional

  • code to identify acquired absence of uterus (Z90.71-)

Type 1 Excludes

  • vaginal pap smear status-post hysterectomy for malignant conditions (Z08)

The following code(s) above Z12.72 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to Z12.72:

  • Z00-Z99  Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
  • Z00-Z13  Persons encountering health services for examinations
  • Z12  Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasms

Approximate Synonyms

  • Screening for cancer of the vagina
  • Screening for vaginal cancer done
  • Screening pap smear, after hysterectomy, history of dysplasia
  • Screening vaginal pap smear, after hysterectomy
  • Vaginal pap to confirm recent normal smear after initial abnormal smear
  • Vaginal papanicolaou smear after hysterctomy with history of cervical dysplasia done
  • Vaginal papanicolaou smear after hysterectomy for non-malignant condition done
  • Vaginal papanicolaou smear for confirmation of recent normal following initial abnormal smear done

Present On Admission

  • Z12.72 is considered exempt from POA reporting.

ICD-10-CM Z12.72 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v42.0):

  • 951 Other factors influencing health status

Convert Z12.72 to ICD-9-CMCode History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change
  • 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to Z12.72:

  • Use Additional: Z01.41

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to Z12.72:

  • Screening (for) Z13.9
    • neoplasm (malignant) (of) Z12.9
      • genitourinary organs NECZ12.79
        • vagina Z12.72
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