R33.9

R33.9: Retention of urine, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R33.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for retention of urine, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check R33.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R33.9

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

R33.9 is named in 8 Medicare coverage policies: 8 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
A55835Billing and Coding: Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Urinary and Fecal Incontinence
A56802Billing and Coding: Urodynamics

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Incomplete›bladder, emptying
Retention›urine
Urine›retention or stasis

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.