N39.49 — Other specified urinary incontinence
Is N39.49 billable?
No — N39.49 is a non-billable header code. N39.49 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 4 billable codes beneath N39.49.
N39.49 at a glance
| Code | N39.49 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other specified urinary incontinence |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from N39.4
The conditions below can never be reported together with N39.49 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 N39.49, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N39.49 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 N39.49, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N39.49 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from N39
The conditions below are not part of N39.49, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N39.49 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 N39.49 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated overactive bladder (N32.81)
What codes fall under N39.49? (4)
How long has N39.49 existed?
N39.49 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.