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
- •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
Code First
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code
- , if applicable, any causal condition, such as:
- •enlarged prostateN40.1
Related Codes(6)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(68)
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
Clinical Terms
- urgent urination
- Desire for urination
- Urge for micturition
- Urgency urination
- urinary urgency
- Must hurry to pass urine
- urgency urinary
- Urination urgency of
- Urgency to micturate
- Urgent micturition
- Urinary urgency in pregnancy
- Urging to urinate
- Urgency - urination
- Urgency to pass urine
- Observation of desire for urination
- Precipitancy of micturition
- Urgency of micturition
- urination urgency
- Urgent desire to urinate
- Urgency of mict
- Finding of desire for urination
- Urinary precipitancy
- Urgent desire to urinate (finding)
- Urinary urgency due to benign prostatic hypertrophy
- Precipitancy of urine
- Micturition urgency
- Urinary urgency during pregnancy
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.
How does R39.15 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like urgency of urination 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 R39.15?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for R39.15 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.
Automate ICD-10 Coding With AI
Send clinical text to the AutoICD API and get back structured ICD-10 codes with confidence scores. Integrates into any EHR or billing system in minutes.
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.