Diagnosis Code

R33.9 RETENTION OF URINE, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R33.9

Short Description: Retention of urine, unspecified

Long Description: Retention of urine, unspecified

The code R33.9 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 genitourinary system (R30-R39)
      • Retention of urine (R33)
        • R33.9 Retention of urine, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Bladder emptying inefficient
  • Cauda equina syndrome with painless urinary retention
  • Finding of bladder emptying
  • Finding of bladder emptying
  • Fowler syndrome
  • Large volume of residual urine after micturition
  • Retention of urine
  • Retention of urine
  • Retention of urine

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code R33.9 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Kidney And Urinary Tract Signs And Symptoms With Mcc (695)
  • Kidney And Urinary Tract Signs And Symptoms Without Mcc (696)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
R33.9 Right Arrow 788.20 Retention urine NOS

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
R33 Retention of urine
R33.0 Drug induced retention of urine
R33.8 Other retention of urine


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