N32.81
BillableOveractive bladder
Overactive bladder
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Detrusor muscle hyperactivity
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- frequent urination due to specified bladder condition- code to condition
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
- urinary infection (complicating):
- •abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy,O00-O07, O08.8
- •pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium, ,O23, O75.3, O86.2
- •calculus of bladderN21.0
- •cystoceleN81.1
- •hernia or prolapse of bladder, femaleN81.1
Related Codes(1)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(84)
SNOMED CT
- Autonomic hyperreflexia of bladder5112009
- Autonomic hyperreflexia of urinary bladder5112009
- Cord bladder5112009
- Hypertonic bladder9009001
- Low compliance bladder9009001
- Low compliance urinary bladder9009001
- Bladder compliance - finding366266000
- Finding of bladder compliance366266000
- Finding of urinary bladder compliance366266000
- Urinary bladder compliance - finding366266000
- Overactive bladder due to prolapse of female genital organ762262008
- Overactive urinary bladder due to prolapse of female genital organ762262008
- Bladder instability786457000
- Hyperactive bladder786457000
- Instability of bladder786457000
- Overactive bladder786457000
- Overactive urinary bladder786457000
- Detrusor overactivity786460007
- Overactive detrusor786460007
- Detrusor hyperreflexia786483005
- Detrusor hyperreflexia of bladder786483005
- Neurogenic detrusor overactivity786483005
- DI - detrusor instability786496006
- Detrusor dyssynergia786496006
- Detrusor instability786496006
- Detrusor instability of bladder786496006
- Idiopathic detrusor overactivity786496006
UMLS
- Bladder instabilityC0878773
- Bladder, OveractiveC0878773
- Hyperactive bladderC0878773
- Hypertonic bladderC0878773
- Hypertonicity of bladderC0878773
- Instability of bladderC0878773
- OABC0878773
- Overactive BladderC0878773
- Overactive Urinary BladderC0878773
- Overactive bladderC0878773
- Overactive urinary bladderC0878773
- Overactive urinary bladder (disorder)C0878773
- Urinary Bladder, OveractiveC0878773
- bladder hyperactiveC0878773
- bladder overactiveC0878773
- bladders overactiveC0878773
- hyperactive bladderC0878773
- hyperactivity bladderC0878773
- hypertonic bladderC0878773
- overactive bladderC0878773
- Detrusor muscle hyperactivityC1857858
Clinical Terms
- Hyperactive bladder
- Autonomic hyperreflexia of urinary bladder
- Detrusor hyperreflexia
- Finding of bladder compliance
- Bladder instability
- Low compliance bladder
- Hypertonicity of bladder
- Detrusor hyperreflexia of bladder
- Overactive urinary bladder due to prolapse of female genital organ
- Urinary Bladder, Overactive
- Detrusor overactivity
- Detrusor instability of bladder
- bladder overactive
- Overactive urinary bladder
- Instability of bladder
- DI - detrusor instability
- Detrusor instability
- Bladder compliance - finding
- Neurogenic detrusor overactivity
- Finding of urinary bladder compliance
- hyperactivity bladder
- hypertonic bladder
- Low compliance urinary bladder
- Overactive bladder due to prolapse of female genital organ
- Detrusor muscle hyperactivity
- Idiopathic detrusor overactivity
- Overactive detrusor
- Autonomic hyperreflexia of bladder
- bladder hyperactive
- Urinary bladder compliance - finding
- OAB
- Cord bladder
- Bladder, Overactive
- bladders overactive
- Detrusor dyssynergia
- Overactive urinary bladder (disorder)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for overactive bladder?
The ICD-10-CM code for overactive bladder is N32.81. The full clinical description is "Overactive bladder". N32.81 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code N32.81 mean?
ICD-10-CM code N32.81 represents “Overactive bladder”. It is classified under Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is N32.81 a billable code?
Yes, N32.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is N32.81 in?
N32.81 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).
What codes cannot be used with N32.81?
N32.81 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: frequent urination due to specified bladder condition- code to condition.
What SNOMED CT codes does N32.81 map to?
N32.81 maps to 8 SNOMED CT concepts: 5112009, 366266000, 786457000, 786496006, 786483005, and 3 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for N32.81?
N32.81 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0878773, C1857858. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does N32.81 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like overactive bladder affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of N32.81?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for N32.81 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.