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R15

Fecal incontinence

Non-billableCategory

Chapter: 18. Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

Section: R10-R19 - Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen

Coding Guidelines

Includes

  • encopresis NOS

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with R15

  • F98.1 - fecal incontinence of nonorganic origin (F98.1)

Specific Codes (4)

R15.0Billable

Incomplete defecation

R15.1Billable

Fecal smearing

R15.2Billable

Fecal urgency

R15.9Billable

Full incontinence of feces

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