R39.81
R39.81: Functional urinary incontinence
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R39.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for functional urinary incontinence. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R39.81 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Urinary incontinence due to cognitive impairment, or severe physical disability or immobility
Other codes that can never be billed with R39.81
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R39.81 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57050Billing and Coding: Post-Void Residual Urine and/or Bladder Capacity by Ultrasound
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Incontinence›urine›due to cognitive impairment, or severe physical disability or immobility
- Incontinence›urine›functional
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.