R33.8

R33.8: Other retention of urine

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R33.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other retention of urine. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check R33.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Code first

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.

, if applicable, any causal condition, such as:
enlarged prostate (N40.1)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R33.8

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on R33: Retention of urine

psychogenic retention of urine (F45.8)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

R33.8 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies: 12 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
A53359Billing and Coding: Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Urinary and Fecal Incontinence
A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A55835Billing and Coding: Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Urinary and Fecal Incontinence

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Retention›urine›organic
Retention›urine›specified NEC
Urine›retention or stasis›organic

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.