R39.12 Poor urinary stream

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Weak urinary stream

Applies from R39.1 Other difficulties with micturition

Code first

• , if applicable, any causal condition, such as:
• enlarged prostate (N40.1)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 695-696 in MDC 11.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 788.62 Slowing of urinary stream (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to R39.12

Back-references to R39.12

• Use Additional: N40.1 Benign prostatic hyperplasia with lower urinary tract symptoms ("weak urinary stream (R39.12)")
• Use Additional: N40.3 Nodular prostate with lower urinary tract symptoms ("weak urinary stream (R39.12)")

Diagnosis Index entries for R39.12

• Disorder (of) › micturition NEC › poor stream
• Micturition › poor stream
• Poor › urinary stream
• Urine › stream › weak
• Weak, weakening, weakness (generalized) › urinary stream

Nearby codes

• R39 Other and unspecified symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system
• R39.0 Extravasation of urine
• R39.1 Other difficulties with micturition
• R39.11 Hesitancy of micturition
• R39.12 Poor urinary stream (this code)
• R39.13 Splitting of urinary stream
• R39.14 Feeling of incomplete bladder emptying
• R39.15 Urgency of urination
• R39.16 Straining to void
• R39.19 Other difficulties with micturition