R15 is the ICD-10 code for Faecal incontinence. It is a three-character category that is not subdivided further. It belongs to the block R10–R19 (Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen) in Chapter XVIII, Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XVIII · R00–R99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What R15 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Encopresis NOS
What R15 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- that of nonorganic origin F98.1
R15 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R15Ufrivillig avføring
DR15Ufrivillig afgang af afføring
- DR159Afføringsinkontinens
R15Ulosteenpidätyskyvyttömyys
R15Stuhlinkontinenz
R15Incontinence des matières fécales
R15incontinentie voor feces
Listed through more specific codes:
- R15.0Incomplete defecation
- R15.1Fecal smearing
- R15.2Fecal urgency
- R15.9Full incontinence of feces
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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