R15.9

Applicable To

• Fecal incontinence NOS

Approximate Synonyms

• Encopresis

• Encopresis fecal soiling)

• Encopresis, primary

• Encopresis, primary, organic

• Encopresis, secondary

• Encopresis, secondary, organic

• Full fecal incontinence

• Incontinence of feces

• Incontinent of feces

• Primary functional encopresis

• Primary organic encopresis

• Secondary functional encopresis

• Secondary organic encopresis

Clinical Information

• A disorder characterized by inability to control the escape of stool from the rectum.

• Bowel incontinence is the inability to control your bowels. When you feel the urge to have a bowel movement, you may not be able to hold it until you get to a toilet. More than 5.5 million americans have bowel incontinence. It affects people of all ages – children and adults. It is more common in women and older adults, but it is not a normal part of aging.causes include

• Change in normal bowel habits characterized by involuntary passage of stool

• Failure of control of the anal sphincters, with involuntary passage of feces and flatus; it may be either psychogenic or organic in origin.

• Failure of voluntary control of the anal sphincters, with involuntary passage of feces and flatus.

• Inability to control the escape of stool from the rectum.

• Inability to hold stool in the rectum.

• Involuntary defecation

Details

• R15.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM R15.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R15.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 R15.9 may differ.