ICD-10-CM · Chapter 18 · R00–R99
R15.0
Incomplete defecation
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
Quick facts
- Code
- R15.0
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 18 — Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
- Category
- R15 — Fecal incontinence
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM R15.0 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of incomplete defecation. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in R15
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