Is N39.49 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. N39.49 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does N39.49 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99), in the block Other diseases of the urinary system (N30-N39).

What cannot be coded together with N39.49?

N39.49 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above N39.49 (N39.4) and apply to it just the same.

N39.49

N39.49 — Other specified urinary incontinence

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

N39.49 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified urinary incontinence. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above N39.49

These are not written on N39.49, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing N39.49 with anything listed here is a denial.

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 N39.49

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of N39.49, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

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

N39.49 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

The condition this code belongs to

Every code for the condition on one page, which one applies when, and the mistake coders make with it.

Urinary tract infection (UTI) ICD-10 codes

Code history

N39.49 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead N39.49

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share N39.4. If N39.49 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about N39.49

Is N39.49 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. N39.49 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does N39.49 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99), in the block Other diseases of the urinary system (N30-N39).
What cannot be coded together with N39.49?: N39.49 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above N39.49 (N39.4) and apply to it just the same.