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# R39.13 Splitting of urinary stream

ICD-10-CM · [CMS code reference](#source)

**Official ICD-10-CM description:** Splitting of urinary stream

## Coding notes

From the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) tabular list. Notes on a parent code or category apply here too.

### Code first

Code the underlying condition first, then this code.

-   , if applicable, any causal condition, such as:
-   enlarged prostate ([N40.1](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/n40.1/))

## Related codes

-   [`R39.11` Hesitancy of micturition ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r39.11/)
-   [`R39.12` Poor urinary stream ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r39.12/)
-   [`R39.14` Feeling of incomplete bladder emptying ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r39.14/)
-   [`R39.15` Urgency of urination ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r39.15/)
-   [`R39.16` Straining to void ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r39.16/)
-   [`R39.191` Need to immediately re-void ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r39.191/)
-   [`R39.192` Position dependent micturition ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r39.192/)
-   [`R39.198` Other difficulties with micturition ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r39.198/)

## Common questions

### Is R39.13 a billable code?

Yes. R39.13 is a billable ICD-10-CM code in the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) code set.

## From the source

Official description from [CMS](https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/icd-10-codes).
ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026).

Code set

ICD-10-CM

Category

R39 Other and unspecified symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system

Chapter

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings

Billable

Yes

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