N39.45 — Continuous leakage
Is N39.45 billable?
Yes — N39.45 is billable for FY2027. N39.45 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. N39.45 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
N39.45 at a glance
| Code | N39.45 |
|---|---|
| Description | Continuous leakage |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does N39.45 group to?
N39.45 sits in MDC 11 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 695Kidney and Urinary Tract Signs and Symptoms with MCCmedical
- 696Kidney and Urinary Tract Signs and Symptoms without MCCmedical
How is N39.45 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to N39.45. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Incontinence › urine › continuous
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from N39.4
The conditions below can never be reported together with N39.45 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 14
The conditions below are not part of N39.45, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N39.45 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from N30-N39
The conditions below are not part of N39.45, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N39.45 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from N39
The conditions below are not part of N39.45, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N39.45 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Code also — inherited from N39.4
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether N39.45 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated overactive bladder (N32.81)
How long has N39.45 existed?
N39.45 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.