N39.492 — Postural (urinary) incontinence
Is N39.492 billable?
Yes — N39.492 is billable for FY2027. N39.492 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. N39.492 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
N39.492 at a glance
| Code | N39.492 |
|---|---|
| Description | Postural (urinary) incontinence |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does N39.492 group to?
N39.492 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 N39.492 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to N39.492. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Incontinence › postural
- Incontinence › urine › postural
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from N39.4
The conditions below can never be reported together with N39.492 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 N39.492, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N39.492 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 N39.492, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N39.492 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from N39
The conditions below are not part of N39.492, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N39.492 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 N39.492 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated overactive bladder (N32.81)
How long has N39.492 existed?
N39.492 first appears in FY2018 (FY2017 is not available, so it may have appeared then).
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.