R15.0 INCOMPLETE DEFECATION

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: R15.0
  • Short Description: Incomplete defecation
  • Long Description: Incomplete defecation
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code R15.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

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 V42.0

  1. Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis And Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders With Mcc (391)
  2. 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

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
R15.0 Right Arrow 787.61 Incomplete defecation
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
R15.1 Fecal smearing
R15.2 Fecal urgency
R15.9 Full incontinence of feces
This page was last updated on: 10/1/2024
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