R32
Billable codeUnspecified urinary incontinence
The ICD-10 code for unspecified urinary incontinence is R32.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Enuresis NOS
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- R30Pain associated with micturitionnon-billable header
- R31Hematurianon-billable header
- R33Retention of urinenon-billable header
- R34Anuria and oliguria
- R35Polyurianon-billable header
- R36Urethral dischargenon-billable header
- R37Sexual dysfunction, unspecified
- R39Other and unspecified symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary systemnon-billable header
- R32Unspecified urinary incontinence
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 78830
Associated MS-DRGs
R32 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.