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2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R39.198

Other difficulties with micturition

ICD-10-CM Code:
R39.198
ICD-10 Code for:
Other difficulties with micturition
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Not chronic
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Code Classification

  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
    (R00–R99)
    • Symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system
      (R30-R39)
      • Other and unspecified symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system
        (R39)

R39.198 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other difficulties with micturition. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

According to ICD-10-CM guidelines this code should not to be used as a principal diagnosis code when a related definitive diagnosis has been established.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Abnormal urination
  • Alteration in patterns of urinary elimination
  • Automatic micturition
  • Bladder pain
  • Difficulty initiating bladder emptying
  • Difficulty passing urine
  • Dysfunctional voiding
  • Dysfunctional voiding of urine
  • Finding of desire for urination
  • Finding of desire for urination
  • Finding of sensation of bladder
  • Finding related to ability to pass urine
  • Finding related to ability to pass urine
  • Finding related to ability to pass urine
  • Finding related to ability to pass urine
  • Has to make self urinate
  • Incomplete urination
  • Lack of desire for urination
  • Must adopt particular posture to urinate
  • Painful bladder spasm
  • Painful urging to urinate
  • Spasm of bladder
  • Unable to urinate lying down
  • Unable to void urine

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Bladder Pain

    painful sensation in the bladder region.
  • Gallbladder Pain, CTCAE 5.0|Gallbladder Pain|Gallbladder pain

    a disorder characterized by a sensation of marked discomfort in the gallbladder region.
  • Gallbladder Pain|Gallbladder pain

    painful sensation in the gallbladder region.
  • Grade 1 Gallbladder Pain, CTCAE|Grade 1 Gallbladder pain|Grade 1 Gallbladder pain

    mild pain
  • Grade 2 Gallbladder Pain, CTCAE|Grade 2 Gallbladder pain|Grade 2 Gallbladder pain

    moderate pain; limiting instrumental adl
  • Grade 3 Gallbladder Pain, CTCAE|Grade 3 Gallbladder pain|Grade 3 Gallbladder pain

    severe pain; limiting self care adl

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Convert R39.198 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 788.69 - Oth abnormalt urination
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Patient Education


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. It swells into a round shape when it is full and gets smaller when empty. If your urinary system is healthy, your bladder can hold up to 16 ounces (2 cups) of urine comfortably for 2 to 5 hours.

You may have problems with urination if you have:

  • Kidney failure
  • Urinary tract infections
  • An enlarged prostate
  • Bladder control problems like incontinence, overactive bladder, or interstitial cystitis
  • A blockage that prevents you from emptying your bladder

Some conditions may also cause you to have blood or protein in your urine. If you have a urinary problem, see your health care provider. Urinalysis and other urine tests can help to diagnose the problem. Treatment depends on the cause.

NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.