AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2016 Issue 4; ICD-10-CM NEW/REVISED CODES

Chronic Bladder Pain

Code R39.8 has been expanded to uniquely identify chronic bladder pain (R39.82). Prior to this change, bladder pain was indexed to code R39.89, Other symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system. The American Urological Association (AUA) requested a unique code to distinguish patients with chronic bladder pain. Several different bladder conditions can cause pain. The three most common causes of bladder pain are interstitial cystitis, urinary tract infection, and bladder cancer. Chronic bladder pain is distinguished by chronic pelvic pain, and discomfort or pressure related to the urinary bladder along with another urinary symptom such as...

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