Is R36 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. R36 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does R36 sit in the tabular list?

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99), in the block Symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system (R30-R39).

R36

R36 — Urethral discharge

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

R36 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for urethral discharge. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

R36 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead R36

3 child codes. Green means billable.

R36.0Urethral discharge without blood
R36.1Hematospermia
R36.9Urethral discharge, unspecified

Questions about R36

Is R36 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. R36 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does R36 sit in the tabular list?: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99), in the block Symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system (R30-R39).