R39.15
BillableUrgency of urination
Urgency of urination
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
Code First
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code
- , if applicable, any causal condition, such as:
- enlarged prostate (N40.1)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Must hurry to pass urine75088002
- Precipitancy of micturition75088002
- Precipitancy of urine75088002
- Urgency - urination75088002
- Urgency of micturition75088002
- Urgency to micturate75088002
- Urgency to pass urine75088002
- Urgent desire to urinate75088002
- Urging to urinate75088002
- Urinary precipitancy75088002
- Desire for urination249275009
- Urge for micturition249275009
- Finding of desire for urination300472004
- Observation of desire for urination300472004
- Urinary urgency due to benign prostatic hypertrophy117511000119107
- Urinary urgency during pregnancy117611000119108
- Urinary urgency in pregnancy117611000119108
UMLS
- Micturition urgencyC0085606
- Must hurry to pass urineC0085606
- Precipitancy of micturitionC0085606
- Precipitancy of urineC0085606
- Urgency - urinationC0085606
- Urgency of mictC0085606
- Urgency of micturitionC0085606
- Urgency of urinationC0085606
- Urgency to micturateC0085606
- Urgency to pass urineC0085606
- Urgency urinationC0085606
- Urgent desire to urinateC0085606
- Urgent desire to urinate (finding)C0085606
- Urgent micturitionC0085606
- Urging to urinateC0085606
- Urinary UrgencyC0085606
- Urinary precipitancyC0085606
- Urinary urgencyC0085606
- Urination urgency ofC0085606
- urgency urinaryC0085606
- urgency urinationC0085606
- urgent urinationC0085606
- urinary urgencyC0085606
- urination urgencyC0085606
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for urgency of urination?
The ICD-10-CM code for urgency of urination is R39.15. The full clinical description is "Urgency of urination". R39.15 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code R39.15 mean?
ICD-10-CM code R39.15 represents "Urgency of urination". It is classified under Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R39.15 a billable code?
Yes, R39.15 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R39.15 in?
R39.15 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R39.15?
R39.15 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: urge incontinence (N39.41, N39.46).
What SNOMED CT codes does R39.15 map to?
R39.15 maps to 5 SNOMED CT concepts: 249275009, 300472004, 75088002, 117511000119107, 117611000119108. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R39.15?
R39.15 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0085606. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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