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R39.1

Other difficulties with micturition

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 7 more specific codes instead:

  • R39.11 Hesitancy of micturition
  • R39.12 Poor urinary stream
  • R39.13 Splitting of urinary stream
  • R39.14 Feeling of incomplete bladder emptying
  • R39.15 Urgency of urination
  • R39.16 Straining to void
  • R39.19 Other difficulties with micturition (also a header)

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Other difficulties with micturition

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
R39.0 Extravasation of urine Valid
R39.2 Extrarenal uremia Valid
R39.8 Other symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system Not billable
R39.9 Unspecified symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system Valid