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R39.15

R39.15: Urgency of urination

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R39.15 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for urgency of urination. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check R39.15 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

R39.15 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 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
  • A57050Billing and Coding: Post-Void Residual Urine and/or Bladder Capacity by Ultrasound

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Micturition›urgency
  • Urgency›urinary
  • Disorder›micturition NEC›urgency

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under R39.1

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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