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R39.81

Billable

Functional urinary incontinence

Functional urinary incontinence

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

R30-R39

Parent Code

R39.8

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Urinary incontinence due to cognitive impairment, or severe physical disability or immobility

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

Related Codes(4)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(14)

Clinical Terms

  • functional incontinence
  • Enuresis
  • Urinary incontinence of non-organic origin
  • Urinary incontinence due to cognitive impairment, or severe physical disability or immobility
  • Functional urinary incontinence (finding)
  • functional incontinence urinary
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for functional urinary incontinence?

The ICD-10-CM code for functional urinary incontinence is R39.81. The full clinical description is "Functional urinary incontinence". R39.81 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code R39.81 mean?

ICD-10-CM code R39.81 represents “Functional urinary incontinence”. 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 R39.81 a billable code?

Yes, R39.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is R39.81 in?

R39.81 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).

What codes cannot be used with R39.81?

R39.81 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: stress incontinence and other specified urinary incontinence (N39.3-N39.4-); urinary incontinence NOS (R32).

What SNOMED CT codes does R39.81 map to?

R39.81 maps to 2 SNOMED CT concepts: 42112009, 129847007. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for R39.81?

R39.81 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0150042, C2349678. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does R39.81 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like functional urinary incontinence 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 R39.81?

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for R39.81 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.