Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Mammographic heterogeneous density, left breast
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2026 · April, if applicable, inconclusive mammogram (R92.2)
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For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗Grouping depends on the complete encounter and CMS grouper logic.
2026-04-01 – 2026-09-30
CMS · MS-DRG 43.1First observed · 2023-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2026 · April
Effective from
Mammographic heterogeneous density, left breast
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2026 · April| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | Added |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
, if applicable, inconclusive mammogram (R92.2)
Breast density category within Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS): C
Historical assignments from the CDC conversion table support data retrieval. They do not authorize substituting a previous code for the current code.
Previous assignment: R92.2
Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| R92.331 | Mammographic heterogeneous density, right breast | Billable / specific |
| R92.333 | Mammographic heterogeneous density, bilateral breasts | Billable / specific |
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