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)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •abnormal findings on antenatal screening of motherO28
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
- •signs and symptoms of breast,N63, N64.5
- •congenital or infantile pylorospasmQ40.0
- •gastrointestinal hemorrhageK92.0-K92.2
- •intestinal obstructionK56
- •newborn gastrointestinal hemorrhageP54.0-P54.3
- •newborn intestinal obstructionP76
- •pylorospasmK31.3
- •signs and symptoms involving the urinary systemR30-R39
- •symptoms referable to female genital organsN94
- •symptoms referable to male genital organsN48-N50
Related Codes(3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(197)
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
Clinical Terms
- Sphincter ani incontinence
- Incontinent of feces
- Incontinence faecal
- stool incontinence
- Unable to distinguish stool and flatus
- Fecal fluid leakage
- Idiopathic faecal incontinence
- incontinence stool
- Frequent fecal incontinence
- of bowel incontinence
- IFI - Idiopathic fecal incontinence
- Faecal soiling
- Complete faecal incontinence
- Anal incontinence
- Loss of awareness of need to defaecate
- Secondary organic encopresis
- Double incontinence in childhood
- Unaware of passing feces
- Abnormal defaecation
- faecal incontinence
- Faecal overflow
- incontinent of stool
- Complete fecal incontinence
- Fecal incontinence NOS
- Spurious diarrhea - overflow
- Bowels: occasional accident
- Abnormal defecation
- Faecal incontinence due to anorectal disorder
- Non-rententive faecal incontinence
- Ileal pouch anal anastomosis related faecal incontinence
- Primary organic encopresis
- Desire for stool finding
- Non-retentive fecal incontinence
- Bowel Incontinence
- Functional faecal incontinence
- Fecal incontinence due to anorectal disorder
- Loss of awareness of need for stool
- Incontinence of feces
- Finding of urinary bladder control
- Incontinence of feces (finding)
- Bowels: incontinent
- Integrity of anal sphincter - finding
- incontinence bowel
- Bladder control - observation
- Digestive system symptom
- Incontinence fecal
- Ileal pouch anal anastomosis related fecal incontinence
- Soiling symptom
- Stool soiling
- Encopresis
- Frequent faecal incontinence
- Unaware of passing stool
- Bowels frequently incontinent
- Encopresis with constipation AND overflow incontinence
- Bowels always incontinent
- Incontinence, Fecal
- incontinent bowel
- IFI - Idiopathic faecal incontinence
- Spurious diarrhoea - overflow
- Finding of integrity of anal sphincter
- Bladder control - finding
- Fecal soiling
- Incontinence, Bowel
- Loss of bowel control
- Lacking desire for stool
- Unaware of passing faeces
- Digestive symptom
- Involuntary stool
- incontinence of stool
- Neuromyopathic faecal incontinence
- Incontinent of faeces
- Idiopathic fecal incontinence
- Double incontinence
- Finding of bladder control
- Functional fecal incontinence
- Overflow incontinence - faeces
- Double incontinence - urine and stool
- Observation of desire for stool
- Feces incontinence of
- Incontinence of faeces
- Faecal fluid leakage
- bowel incontinent
- Neuromyopathic fecal incontinence
- Childhood double incontinence
- Fecal incontinence following creation of ileo-anal pouch
- Alteration in bowel elimination
- Faecal incontinence following creation of ileo-anal pouch
- Soiling
- Total incontinence
- Loss of awareness of need to defecate
- Finding related to awareness of bowel function
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for full incontinence of feces?
The ICD-10-CM code for full incontinence of feces is R15.9. The full clinical description is "Full incontinence of feces". R15.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code R15.9 mean?
ICD-10-CM code R15.9 represents “Full incontinence of feces”. 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 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.
How does R15.9 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like full incontinence of feces 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 R15.9?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for R15.9 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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