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N39.43

N39.43: Post-void dribbling

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N39.43 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for post-void dribbling. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above N39.43

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on N39.4: Other specified urinary incontinence

  • enuresis NOS (R32)
  • functional urinary incontinence (R39.81)
  • urinary incontinence associated with cognitive impairment (R39.81)
  • urinary incontinence NOS (R32)
  • urinary incontinence of nonorganic origin (F98.0)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above N39.43

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on N39: Other disorders of urinary system

  • hematuria NOS (R31.-)
  • recurrent or persistent hematuria (N02.-)
  • recurrent or persistent hematuria with specified morphological lesion (N02.-)
  • proteinuria NOS (R80.-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

N39.43 is named in 23 Medicare coverage policies: 22 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 1 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A57067Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical and Occupational Therapy Servicesnot covered
  • A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
  • A54969Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
  • A56619Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Incontinence›urine›post dribbling

The condition this code belongs to

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under N39.4

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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