R15.9
BillableFull incontinence of feces
Full incontinence of feces
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Fecal incontinence NOS
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- encopresis NOS
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- fecal incontinence of nonorganic origin (F98.1)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
- signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)
- congenital or infantile pylorospasm (Q40.0)
- gastrointestinal hemorrhage (K92.0-K92.2)
- intestinal obstruction (K56.-)
- newborn gastrointestinal hemorrhage (P54.0-P54.3)
- newborn intestinal obstruction (P76.-)
- pylorospasm (K31.3)
- signs and symptoms involving the urinary system (R30-R39)
- symptoms referable to female genital organs (N94.-)
- symptoms referable to male genital organs (N48-N50)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Bowel incontinence72042002
- Bowels: incontinent72042002
- Incontinence of faeces72042002
- Incontinence of feces72042002
- Incontinent of faeces72042002
- Incontinent of feces72042002
- Involuntary stool72042002
- Encopresis with constipation AND overflow incontinence73149003
- Double incontinence78459008
- Double incontinence - urine and stool78459008
- Total incontinence78459008
- Alteration in bowel elimination129851009
- Faecal overflow162106006
- Overflow incontinence - faeces162106006
- Spurious diarrhea - overflow162106006
- Spurious diarrhoea - overflow162106006
- Bowels: occasional accident165230005
- Abnormal defaecation179950008
- Abnormal defecation179950008
- Neuromyopathic faecal incontinence236080009
- Neuromyopathic fecal incontinence236080009
- Lacking desire for stool249513008
- Loss of awareness of need for stool249524005
- Loss of awareness of need to defaecate249524005
- Loss of awareness of need to defecate249524005
- Unaware of passing faeces249525006
- Unaware of passing feces249525006
- Unaware of passing stool249525006
- Unable to distinguish stool and flatus249526007
- Sphincter ani incontinence271839005
- Soiling symptom275300000
- Soiling276484003
- Desire for stool finding300385000
- Observation of desire for stool300385000
- Encopresis302690004
- Faecal soiling302690004
- Fecal soiling302690004
- Digestive symptom308925008
- Digestive system symptom308925008
- Finding of integrity of anal sphincter366252005
- Integrity of anal sphincter - finding366252005
- Finding related to awareness of bowel function366258009
- Bladder control - finding366279009
- Bladder control - observation366279009
- Finding of bladder control366279009
- Finding of urinary bladder control366279009
- IFI - Idiopathic faecal incontinence386707000
- IFI - Idiopathic fecal incontinence386707000
- Idiopathic faecal incontinence386707000
- Idiopathic fecal incontinence386707000
- Faecal fluid leakage439158007
- Fecal fluid leakage439158007
- Faecal incontinence due to anorectal disorder440421009
- Fecal incontinence due to anorectal disorder440421009
- Non-rententive faecal incontinence721726006
- Non-retentive fecal incontinence721726006
- Functional faecal incontinence722881006
- Functional fecal incontinence722881006
- Childhood double incontinence768991009
- Double incontinence in childhood768991009
- Faecal incontinence following creation of ileo-anal pouch1230314003
- Fecal incontinence following creation of ileo-anal pouch1230314003
- Ileal pouch anal anastomosis related faecal incontinence1230314003
- Ileal pouch anal anastomosis related fecal incontinence1230314003
- Bowels always incontinent1086911000119107
- Complete faecal incontinence1086911000119107
- Complete fecal incontinence1086911000119107
- Bowels frequently incontinent460671000124103
- Frequent faecal incontinence460671000124103
- Frequent fecal incontinence460671000124103
- Primary organic encopresis145161000119101
- Secondary organic encopresis145151000119103
UMLS
- Anal incontinenceC0015732
- Bowel IncontinenceC0015732
- Bowel incontinenceC0015732
- Bowels: incontinentC0015732
- Faecal incontinenceC0015732
- Fecal IncontinenceC0015732
- Fecal incontinenceC0015732
- Fecal incontinence NOSC0015732
- Feces incontinence ofC0015732
- Incontinence faecalC0015732
- Incontinence fecalC0015732
- Incontinence of faecesC0015732
- Incontinence of fecesC0015732
- Incontinence of feces (finding)C0015732
- Incontinence, BowelC0015732
- Incontinence, FecalC0015732
- Incontinent of faecesC0015732
- Incontinent of fecesC0015732
- Involuntary stoolC0015732
- Loss of bowel controlC0015732
- Stool soilingC0015732
- bowel incontinenceC0015732
- bowel incontinentC0015732
- faecal incontinenceC0015732
- fecal incontinenceC0015732
- incontinence bowelC0015732
- incontinence faecalC0015732
- incontinence of stoolC0015732
- incontinence stoolC0015732
- incontinent bowelC0015732
- incontinent of stoolC0015732
- of bowel incontinenceC0015732
- stool incontinenceC0015732
- Full incontinence of fecesC2921132
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code R15.9?
ICD-10-CM code R15.9 represents "Full incontinence of feces". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R15.9 a billable code?
Yes, R15.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R15.9 in?
R15.9 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R15.9?
R15.9 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: fecal incontinence of nonorganic origin (F98.1).
What SNOMED CT codes does R15.9 map to?
R15.9 maps to 32 SNOMED CT concepts: 179950008, 129851009, 366279009, 72042002, 1086911000119107, and 27 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R15.9?
R15.9 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0015732, C2921132. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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