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R39.81

Billable

Functional urinary incontinence

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

The involuntary loss of urine due to the bladder's inability to function properly, often related to neurological or muscular issues rather than structural problems.

Coding Tips

  • •Distinguish this from stress incontinence (R39.41) and urgency incontinence (R39.41) by confirming functional etiology
  • •Document the underlying cause if known, such as neurogenic bladder or spinal cord injury

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • stress incontinence and other specified urinary incontinence (N39.3-N39.4-)
  • urinary incontinence NOS (R32)

Code Hierarchy

└R39Other and unspecified symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system└R39.8Other symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system└R39.81Functional urinary incontinence
└R39.81Functional urinary incontinence

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