Wiki stool withholding

[pineapplelvr]

is there a code for "stool with-holding?" can't really code it as constipation--it's more behavioral in a child--any thoughts, ideas, opinions?

 

[britbrit852003]

I'm thinking this may be a mental disorder code since the child is doing this to himself.
So looked under disturbance in the index then digestive then psychogenic and it lead me to code 306.4-physiciological malfunction arising from mental factors gastrointestinal .
I was also thinking 312.89-other consuct disorder.

 

[TLCooper]

how about code 307.7 - encopresis - the voluntary or involuntary passage of stool in a child over age 4

 

[jwhassjr]

I'm thinking this may be a mental disorder code since the child is doing this to himself.
So looked under disturbance in the index then digestive then psychogenic and it lead me to code 306.4-physiciological malfunction arising from mental factors gastrointestinal .
I was also thinking 312.89-other consuct disorder.

I'm in favor of 306.4, it can be indexed under constipation, psychogenic, which seems to be in line with the context of the problem.

 

[Walker22]

how about code 307.7 - encopresis - the voluntary or involuntary passage of stool in a child over age 4

I thought the problem was voluntary non-passage of stool... if so, then 307.7 is the exact opposite of what is being diagnosed!