Diagnosis Code: R15.0

Short Description: Incomplete defecation

Long Description: Incomplete defecation

The code R15.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)
  • Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19)
    • Fecal incontinence (R15)
      • R15.0 Incomplete defecation

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Abnormal defecation
• Abnormal defecation
• Alteration in bowel elimination
• Alteration in bowel elimination
• Fecal incontinence with incomplete defecation
• Finding of quantity of defecation
• Finding of quantity of defecation
• Incomplete passage of stool

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code R15.0 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)

• Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis And Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders With Mcc (391)
• Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis And Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders Without Mcc (392)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code R15.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Type 1 Excludes Notes:
  • constipation (@K59.0*-)
  • fecal impaction (@K56.41*)

Crosswalk Information

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