ICD-10-CM Code R15
Fecal incontinence
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code R15 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of R15 that describes the diagnosis 'fecal incontinence' in more detail.
- R15 Fecal incontinence NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE R15.0 Incomplete defecation
- BILLABLE R15.1 Fecal smearing
- BILLABLE R15.2 Fecal urgency
- BILLABLE R15.9 Full incontinence of feces
The ICD code R15 is used to code Encopresis
Encopresis (from the Ancient Greek ἐγκόπρησις / egkóprēsis), also known as paradoxical diarrhea, is voluntary or involuntary fecal soiling in children who have usually already been toilet trained. Persons with encopresis often leak stool into their undergarments.
| Specialty: | Psychiatry |
| MeSH Codes: | D004688, D004688, D005242 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 307.7, 787.6, 787.6 |
Coding Notes for R15 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Encopresis NOS
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Fecal incontinence of nonorganic origin - instead, use code F98.1
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for additional code to fully describe disease or condition
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'R15 - Fecal incontinence'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code R15. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.