Billable Medical Code for Urinary Frequency
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 788.41
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 788.41.
Known As
Urinary Frequency is also known as benign prostatic hypertrophy (enlarged prostate), BPH w urinary frequency, increased frequency of urination, and urinary frequency due to benign prostatic hypertrophy. This applies to frequency of micturition.
Urinary Frequency Definition and Symptoms
Urinary frequency is the need to urinate abnormally often. The amount of urine may be less than normal. Symptoms include painful urination, a very strong urge to urinate, difficulty urinating, loss of bladder control, or an unusual urine color.