R15
R15: Fecal incontinence
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
R15 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for fecal incontinence. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- fecal incontinence of nonorganic origin (F98.1)
Includes
Conditions this code covers.
- encopresis NOS
Other codes that can never be billed with R15
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- F98.1Encopresis not due to a substance or known physiological condition
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead R15
4 child codes. Green means billable.