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R39.19 ICD-10-CM Code: Other difficulties with micturition

Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Other difficulties with micturition is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (R39.19). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for R39.19 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Code First

Underlying conditions that must be sequenced before this code.

  • Code first, if applicable, any causal condition, such as:
  • enlarged prostate (N40.1)

Change history

Verify Before Coding

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.

Relationships & Classification

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):SYM011 — Genitourinary signs and symptoms (default).

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of R39.19 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Hierarchy

  • R00-R99 — Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99) (R00-R99) [Hierarchy]
  • R30-R39 — Symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system [Hierarchy]

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • SYM011 — Genitourinary signs and symptoms [CCSR]

Nearest codes (25)

  • R39 — Other and unspecified symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system [Sibling]
  • R39.0 — Extravasation of urine [Sibling]
  • R39.1 — Other difficulties with micturition [Sibling]
  • R39.11 — Hesitancy of micturition [Sibling]
  • R39.12 — Poor urinary stream [Sibling]
  • R39.13 — Splitting of urinary stream [Sibling]
  • R39.14 — Feeling of incomplete bladder emptying [Sibling]
  • R39.15 — Urgency of urination [Sibling]
  • and 17 more

Change history

  • FY2017 — Became a non-billable header [Change history]

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Can R39.19 be billed directly?

No. R39.19 (Other difficulties with micturition) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to R39.19 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • R39.12 — Poor urinary stream
  • R39.13 — Splitting of urinary stream
  • R39.14 — Feeling of incomplete bladder emptying
  • R39.15 — Urgency of urination
  • R39.16 — Straining to void
  • R39.191 — Need to immediately re-void
  • R39.192 — Position dependent micturition
  • R39.198 — Other difficulties with micturition
  • R39.2 — Extrarenal uremia
  • R39.8 — Other symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system

View all codes in the R39 family