Billable Medical Code for Urinary Tract Infection,Site Not Specified
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 599.0
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 599.0.
The Short Description Is: Urin tract infection NOS.
Known As
Urinary tract infection is also known as abnormal uterine growth with urinary tract infection, acute lower urinary tract infection, acute lower UTI, acute upper urinary tract infection, acute upper UTI, acute urinary tract infection, acute UTI, bacterial urinary infection, bacterial UTI, chronic lower urinary tract infection, chronic lower UTI, chronic urinary tract infection,
chronic UTI, ectopic pregnancy (not in uterus) with urinary tract infection, ectopic pregnancy W UTI, ectopic pregnancy with urinary tract infection, enterococcus urinary tract infection, enterococcus UTI, escherichia coli urinary tract infection, escherichia coli UTI, failed attempted abortion with urinary tract infection, failed pregnancy termination W UTI, failed pregnancy termination with urinary tract infection, febrile urinary tract infection, febrile UTI, incomplete pregnancy loss with urinary tract infection, incomplete SAB W UTI, incomplete spontaneous abortion with urinary tract infection, infection of bladder catheter, infection, urinary tract (UTI) upper, klebsiella urinary tract infection, klebsiella UTI, lower urinary tract infection, lower urinary tract infection acute, lower urinary tract infection chronic, lower urinary tract infectious disease, lower UTI, molar pregnancy W UTI, postpartum (after childbirth) urinary tract infection, postpartum UTI, pregnancy loss with urinary tract infection, pregnancy termination W UTI, pregnancy termination with urinary tract infection, proteus urinary tract infection, proteus UTI, pseudomonas urinary tract infection, pseudomonas UTI, recurrent urinary tract infection, recurrent UTI, sab w uti, sepsis due to urinary tract infection, sepsis due to UTI, spontaneous abortion with urinary tract infection, upper urinary tract infection, upper urinary tract infection acute, upper UTI, urinary tract infection, urinary tract infection (UTI) with fever, urinary tract infection due to enterococcus, urinary tract infection due to Klebsiella, urinary tract infection due to Pseudomonas, urinary tract infection due to urinary catheter, urinary tract infection following delivery, urinary tract infection following molar pregnancy, urinary tract infection in pregnancy, urinary tract infection in pregnancy before birth, urinary tract infection acute, urinary tract infection bacterial, urinary tract infection Chronic, urinary tract infection recurrent, urinary tract infectious disease, urosepsis, urosepsis (blood infection, from urinary tract), UTI (urinary tract infection), UTI due to indwelling urinary catheter, and UTI in pregnancy antepartum. This excludes candidiasis of urinary tract (112.2) and urinary tract infection of newborn (771.82).
Urinary Tract Infection Definition and Symptoms
A Urinary tract infection is an infection anywhere in the urinary tract, kidneys, urethra, bladder, and ureters. Symptoms include a strong persistent urge to urinate, cloudy urine, foul smelling urine, pelvic pain, blood in the urine, burning with urination, and only passing small amounts of urine.