Billable Medical Code for Urinary Incontinence
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 788.3
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 788.3.
This excludes functional urinary incontinence (788.91), that of nonorganic origin (307.6), and urinary incontinence associated with cognitive impairment (788.91).
Urinary Incontinence Definition and Symptoms
Urinary incontinence is when you are not able to prevent urine from leaking out of the urethra. Common causes of urinary incontinence are bladder cancer, urinary tract infection, blockage, brain problems, nerve damage, alzheimer’s disease,bladder spasms, and pregnancy.