2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R35.0Frequency of micturition
ICD-10-CM Codes›R00–R99›R30-R39›R35
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- Not Chronic
R35.0 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for frequency of micturition. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 695 through 696. As a symptom code, it should not be used as a principal diagnosis once a related definitive diagnosis has been established. Coders also document this condition as desire for urination. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Genitourinary signs and symptoms.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Desire for urination
- Dysuria-frequency syndrome
- Finding of desire for urination
- Finding of frequency of urination
- Increased frequency of urination
- Micturition frequency and polyuria
- Must urinate repeatedly to empty urinary bladder
- Urge to pass urine again shortly after finishing voiding
- Urinary frequency due to benign prostatic hypertrophy
- Urinary frequency during pregnancy
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to R35.0: its own notes plus those printed at R35 and Chapter 18. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Excludes1
Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
Code First
The underlying condition named in the note is sequenced before this code.
Notes
General instructions on how these codes are used.
- This chapter includes symptoms, signs, abnormal results of clinical or other investigative procedures, and ill-defined conditions regarding which no diagnosis classifiable elsewhere is recorded.
- Signs and symptoms that point rather definitely to a given diagnosis have been assigned to a category in other chapters of the classification. In general, categories in this chapter include the less well-defined conditions and symptoms that, without the necessary study of the case to establish a final diagnosis, point perhaps equally to two or more diseases or to two or more systems of the body. Practically all categories in the chapter could be designated 'not otherwise specified', 'unknown etiology' or 'transient'. The Alphabetical Index should be consulted to determine which symptoms and signs are to be allocated here and which to other chapters. The residual subcategories, numbered .8, are generally provided for other relevant symptoms that cannot be allocated elsewhere in the classification.
- The conditions and signs or symptoms included in categories R00-R94 consist of:
- (a) cases for which no more specific diagnosis can be made even after all the facts bearing on the case have been investigated;
- (b) signs or symptoms existing at the time of initial encounter that proved to be transient and whose causes could not be determined;
- (c) provisional diagnosis in a patient who failed to return for further investigation or care;
- (d) cases referred elsewhere for investigation or treatment before the diagnosis was made;
- (e) cases in which a more precise diagnosis was not available for any other reason;
- (f) certain symptoms, for which supplementary information is provided, that represent important problems in medical care in their own right.
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Referenced in Other NotesGuidance
Instructional notes printed at other codes that name R35.0, its category, or a range that includes it.
Excludes2 1
These codes carry an Excludes2 note naming R35.0: its condition is not part of those codes, and both may be reported when the patient has both.
- Block R10-R19 Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen
Use Additional Code 2
These codes say to use an additional code from the note, and R35.0 is one of the codes named.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Clinical InformationClinical
Polyuria
urination of a large volume of urine with an increase in urinary frequency, commonly seen in diabetes (diabetes mellitus; diabetes insipidus).
Patient EducationClinical
Urine and Urination
Your kidneys make urine by filtering wastes and extra water from your blood. The waste is called urea. Your blood carries it to the kidneys. From the kidneys, urine travels down two thin tubes called ureters to the bladder. The bladder stores urine until you are ready to urinate.
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Convert R35.0 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About R35.0Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for frequency of micturition?
The ICD-10-CM code for frequency of micturition is R35.0 (sometimes written as R350). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is R35.0 (Polyuria) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report frequency of micturition on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does R35.0 group to?
When frequency of micturition is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 696, 695, with relative weights from 0.6677 to 1.1136 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Can R35.0 be a principal diagnosis?
Use it with care. This is a symptom code, so once a definitive diagnosis explaining the frequency of micturition is established, that condition takes the principal position instead.
Can R35.0 be reported with F45.8?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note at R35, which applies to R35.0, lists "psychogenic polyuria (F45.8)". An Excludes1 note means the excluded code is never reported together with this one; the only exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other (Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
