R39.81

Billable
ChapterR00–R99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Functional urinary incontinence

Metadata & Insights
  • 2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (R00-R99).

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Urinary incontinence due to cognitive impairment, or severe physical disability or immobility
Excludes1(Not coded here)
  • stress incontinence and other specified urinary incontinence (N39.3-N39.4-)
  • urinary incontinence NOS (R32)
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Clinical Hierarchy

CH18Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
R30-R39Symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system (R30-R39)
R39Other and unspecified symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system
R39.8Other symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system
R39.81Functional urinary incontinence

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to R39.81:

chapterCH18
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

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