R15.9
R15.9: Full incontinence of feces
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R15.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for full incontinence of feces. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R15.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Fecal incontinence NOS
Other codes that can never be billed with R15.9
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.
Medicare coverage
R15.9 is named in 20 Medicare coverage policies: 19 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
- A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy
- A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
- A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Encopresis
- Fecal›incontinence
- Incontinence›anal sphincter
- Incontinence›feces
- Incontinence›rectal
- Loss›control, sphincter, rectum
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.