N39.498

N39.498: Other specified urinary incontinence

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N39.498 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified urinary incontinence. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Reflex incontinence
Total incontinence

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above N39.498

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 N39.498

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

N39.498 is named in 25 Medicare coverage policies: 25 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A53359Billing and Coding: Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Urinary and Fecal Incontinence
A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A54969Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A55835Billing and Coding: Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Urinary and Fecal Incontinence

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Incontinence›reflex
Incontinence›urine›reflex
Incontinence›urine›specified NEC
Incontinence›urine›total

The condition this code belongs to

Urinary tract infection (UTI) ICD-10 codes

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.