R39.12
R39.12: Poor urinary stream
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R39.12 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for poor urinary stream. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R39.12 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Weak urinary stream
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R39.12 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56802Billing and Coding: Urodynamics
- A57050Billing and Coding: Post-Void Residual Urine and/or Bladder Capacity by Ultrasound
- A57455Billing and Coding: Urodynamics
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Micturition›poor stream
- Poor›urinary stream
- Weak, weakening, weakness›urinary stream
- Disorder›micturition NEC›poor stream
- Urine›stream›weak
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.