Find information on Urinary Stress Incontinence diagnosis, including clinical documentation tips, ICD-10 codes (N39.3), medical coding guidelines, and healthcare provider resources. Learn about symptoms, treatment options, and best practices for documenting Urinary Stress Incontinence in patient charts for accurate reimbursement. Explore resources for managing and coding this condition effectively in a clinical setting.
Also known as
Stress incontinence female
Involuntary urine leakage with exertion like coughing.
Mixed incontinence female
Involuntary urine leakage with urgency and exertion.
Unspecified incontinence
Involuntary urine leakage, type unspecified.
Overactive bladder
Urgency with or without incontinence, often with frequency.
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Is the urinary stress incontinence predominately urge incontinence?
When to use each related code
| Description |
|---|
| Involuntary urine leakage with effort/exertion. |
| Involuntary urine leakage with urgency. |
| Involuntary urine leakage, mixed causes. |
Coding N39.3 (Urinary incontinence, unspecified) without proper documentation of stress incontinence subtype. Impacts reimbursement and quality metrics.
Missing secondary diagnoses like childbirth complications or pelvic floor disorders. Affects risk adjustment and care planning.
Lack of documented urodynamic testing to confirm stress incontinence diagnosis. Leads to coding errors and potential denials.
Subjective: Patient presents with complaints of involuntary urine leakage with physical exertion, sneezing, coughing, and laughing, consistent with urinary stress incontinence symptoms. She reports this has been ongoing for approximately two years and is progressively worsening, now impacting her quality of life and limiting her physical activities. She denies dysuria, hematuria, frequency, urgency, or nocturia. Patient reports no history of pelvic surgery, trauma, or neurological disorders. Obstetric history includes two vaginal deliveries. Current medications include lisinopril for hypertension. Allergies: NKDA. Objective: Physical exam reveals no abnormalities. Pelvic exam demonstrates normal external genitalia, mild anterior vaginal wall prolapse, and good pelvic floor muscle strength with a cough stress test positive for urine leakage. Urinalysis is negative for infection. Post-void residual volume is within normal limits. Assessment: Urinary stress incontinence (USI), likely secondary to pelvic floor weakness. Differential diagnoses considered include overactive bladder and mixed urinary incontinence. ICD-10 code N39.3, Stress incontinence, female. Plan: Discussed conservative management options for urinary stress incontinence including pelvic floor muscle exercises (Kegel exercises), lifestyle modifications such as weight loss and fluid management, and bladder training techniques. Patient education provided regarding the benefits and potential risks of these treatments. Patient agrees to begin a trial of pelvic floor therapy. Follow-up scheduled in six weeks to assess response to conservative therapy. If symptoms persist, further evaluation and treatment options, such as pessary fitting, urethral bulking agents, or surgical intervention, will be considered. Referral to urogynecology may be warranted if conservative measures fail. Patient provided with educational materials on urinary incontinence management.