R15.2 FECAL URGENCY

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R15.2

Short Description: Fecal urgency

Long Description: Fecal urgency

The code R15.2 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)
    - R15.2 Fecal urgency

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

Fecal incontinence with fecal urgency
Urgent desire for stool

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code R15.2 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)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code		ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
R15.2		787.63	Fecal urgency

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
R15	Fecal incontinence
R15.0	Incomplete defecation
R15.1	Fecal smearing
R15.9	Full incontinence of feces

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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