R33.9
BillableRetention of urine, unspecified
Retention of urine, unspecified
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
- •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
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(86)
SNOMED CT
- Cannot pass urine - retention267064002
- Not passing urine267064002
- Retention of urine267064002
- Unable to empty bladder267064002
- Urinary retention267064002
- Finding of bladder emptying300462002
- Finding of urinary bladder emptying300462002
- Observation of bladder emptying300462002
- Bladder emptying inefficient300464001
- Inefficient emptying of urinary bladder300464001
- Finding of measure of urinary bladder300466004
- Observation of measures of bladder300466004
- Bladder volume - finding366269007
- Finding of bladder volume366269007
- Finding of urinary bladder volume366269007
- Urinary bladder volume - finding366269007
- Fowler syndrome700242002
- Fowler's syndrome700242002
- Cauda equina syndrome with painless urinary retention782390002
- Painless urinary retention due to cauda equina syndrome782390002
- Large volume of residual urine after micturition50040121000188107
- Postvoidal residual urine volume very high50040121000188107
UMLS
- Bladder DistentionC0080274
- Bladder inability to emptyC0080274
- Bladder retentionC0080274
- Cannot pass urine - retentionC0080274
- Increased post-void residual urine volumeC0080274
- Not passing urineC0080274
- Retention of urineC0080274
- Retention of urine (disorder)C0080274
- Retention of urine, unspecifiedC0080274
- Retention urinaryC0080274
- Retention urineC0080274
- Retention, UrinaryC0080274
- Unable to empty bladderC0080274
- Unable to pass urineC0080274
- Unable to void urineC0080274
- Unable to void urine (finding)C0080274
- Urinary RetentionC0080274
- Urinary retentionC0080274
- Urine RetentionC0080274
- Urine retentionC0080274
- Urine retention (morphologic abnormality)C0080274
- bladder retentionC0080274
- bladder urine retentionC0080274
- inability to empty bladderC0080274
- retention of urineC0080274
- unable to empty bladderC0080274
- urinary retentionC0080274
- urine retentionC0080274
Clinical Terms
- Urine retention
- Bladder Distention
- Urinary bladder volume - finding
- Not passing urine
- Bladder inability to empty
- Unable to void urine (finding)
- bladder retention
- Retention of urine (disorder)
- Retention, Urinary
- urinary retention
- Increased post-void residual urine volume
- Fowler syndrome
- Finding of measure of urinary bladder
- Retention urinary
- Finding of bladder emptying
- Urine retention (morphologic abnormality)
- Unable to empty bladder
- Unable to void urine
- Retention urine
- Observation of bladder emptying
- Large volume of residual urine after micturition
- Finding of bladder volume
- Finding of urinary bladder emptying
- Bladder emptying inefficient
- Observation of measures of bladder
- Finding of urinary bladder volume
- bladder urine retention
- Cauda equina syndrome with painless urinary retention
- Bladder volume - finding
- Fowler's syndrome
- Painless urinary retention due to cauda equina syndrome
- Postvoidal residual urine volume very high
- Inefficient emptying of urinary bladder
- inability to empty bladder
- Cannot pass urine - retention
- Unable to pass urine
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for retention of urine, unspecified?
The ICD-10-CM code for retention of urine, unspecified is R33.9. The full clinical description is "Retention of urine, unspecified". R33.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code R33.9 mean?
ICD-10-CM code R33.9 represents “Retention of urine, unspecified”. 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 R33.9 a billable code?
Yes, R33.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R33.9 in?
R33.9 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R33.9?
R33.9 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: psychogenic retention of urine (F45.8).
What SNOMED CT codes does R33.9 map to?
R33.9 maps to 8 SNOMED CT concepts: 300464001, 366269007, 267064002, 782390002, 300462002, and 3 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R33.9?
R33.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0080274. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does R33.9 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like retention of urine, unspecified 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 R33.9?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for R33.9 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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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.