Billable Medical Code for Nocturnal Enuresis Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 788.36. Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 788.36. Known As. Nocturnal enuresis is also known as nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting). Nocturnal Enuresis Definition and Symptoms
Nocturnal enuresis ICD-9-CM 788.36 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 788.36 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 788.36 Nocturnal enuresis ICD-9-CM 788.36 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 788.36 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
ICD-9 Code 788.36 Nocturnal enuresis. ICD-9 Index; Chapter: 780–799; Section: 780-789; Block: 788 Symptoms involving urinary system; 788.36 - Nocturnal enuresis
788.36 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of nocturnal enuresis. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
NOS "Not otherwise specified" - This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.
NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable" - This abbreviation in the Alphabetic Index represents "other specified". When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Alphabetic Index directs the coder to the "other specified” code in the Tabular List.
NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Code also note - A "code also" note instructs that two codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but this note does not provide sequencing direction.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM N39.44 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Many children wet the bed until they are 5 or even older. A child's bladder might be too small. Or the amount of urine produced overnight can be more than the bladder can hold. Some children sleep too deeply or take longer to learn bladder control. Children should not be punished for wetting the bed. They don't do it on purpose, and most outgrow it. Until then, bed-wetting alarms, bladder training and medicines might help.
N39.44 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of nocturnal enuresis. The code N39.44 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.#N#The ICD-10-CM code N39.44 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like nocturnal enuresis, primary nocturnal enuresis or secondary nocturnal enuresis.#N#The code N39.44 is linked to some Quality Measures as part of Medicare's Quality Payment Program (QPP). When this code is used as part of a patient's medical record the following Quality Measures might apply: Urinary Incontinence: Plan Of Care For Urinary Incontinence In Women Aged 65 Years And Older.
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code: 1 Nocturnal enuresis 2 Primary nocturnal enuresis 3 Secondary nocturnal enuresis
NOCTURNAL ENURESIS-. involuntary discharge of urine during sleep at night after expected age of completed development of urinary control.
They don't do it on purpose, and most outgrow it. Call the doctor if your child is 7 years old or older and wets the bed more than two or three times in a week.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM F98.0 became effective on October 1, 2021.
F98- Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
F98 Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence. F98.0 Enuresis not due to a substance or known physiological condition. F98.1 Encopresis not due to a substance or known physiological condition.