R15 Fecal incontinence
ICD-10-CM category R15 sits in Chapter 18 (Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified, R00-R99). It contains 4 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.
Billable codes in R15
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
R15.0 | Incomplete defecation |
R15.1 | Fecal smearing |
R15.2 | Fecal urgency |
R15.9 | Full incontinence of feces |
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