R39.15 Urgency of urination

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• urge incontinence (N39.41, N39.46)

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)

• 788.63 Urgency of urination

Code annotations containing back-references to R39.15

Back-references to R39.15

• Use Additional: N40.1 Benign prostatic hyperplasia with lower urinary tract symptoms ("urinary urgency (R39.15)")
• Use Additional: N40.3 Nodular prostate with lower urinary tract symptoms ("urinary urgency (R39.15)")

Diagnosis Index entries for R39.15

• Disorder (of) › micturition NEC › urgency
• Micturition › urgency
• Urgency › urinary

Nearby codes

• R39.1 Other difficulties with micturition
• R39.11 Hesitancy of micturition
• R39.12 Poor urinary stream
• R39.13 Splitting of urinary stream
• R39.14 Feeling of incomplete bladder emptying
• R39.15 Urgency of urination (this code)
• R39.16 Straining to void
• R39.19 Other difficulties with micturition
• R39.191 Need to immediately re-void
• R39.192 Position dependent micturition
• R39.198 Other difficulties with micturition