Urology Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Report New ICD-9 Code for Overflow Incontinence
Published on Sat Oct 30, 2004
Question: Is 788.3 the right ICD-9 Code to report for urinary incontinence, as of Oct. 1?
Answer: The 788.3 series is where to start for incontinence of urine - but the ICD-9 manual requires you to code to the fifth digit. ICD-9 added code 788.38 (Overflow incontinence) to the series on Oct. 1. None of the other code descriptors for 788.30-788.37 and 788.39 have changed.
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