Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 596.59
Other functional disorder of bladder
  • Short description: Oth func dsdr bladder.
  • ICD-9-CM 596.59 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 596.59 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 596.59.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 596.59: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 596.59 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM N31.9 Neuromuscular dysfunction of bladder, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Abnormal compliance of bladder
  • Bladder dysfunction
  • Bladder muscle dysfunction - underactive
  • Bladder neck dyssynergia
  • Bladder outflow dyssynergia
  • Decentralized bladder
  • Detrusor areflexia
  • Detrusor hyperreflexia of bladder
  • Detrusor instability
  • Detrusor instability of bladder
  • Detrusor muscle paresis
  • Dysfunctional voiding
  • Dysfunctional voiding of urine
  • Functional disorder of bladder
  • Functional disorder of bladder neck and sphincter mechanism
  • Hypersensitive bladder
  • Hyposensitive bladder
  • Incontinence due to detrusor instability
  • Neurogenic dysfunction of the urinary bladder
  • Noncompliant bladder
  • Noncompliant neurogenic bladder
  • Noncompliant neuropathic bladder
  • Nonneurogenic neurogenic bladder dysfunction
  • Voiding dysfunction
Applies To
  • Detrusor instability
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 596.59:
  • Disorder - see also Disease
  • Dysfunction
    • bladder NEC 596.59
    • vesicourethral NEC 596.59
  • Instability
    • detrusor 596.59
  • Relaxation
    • bladder (sphincter) 596.59
    • vesical 596.59
  • Weak, weakness (generalized) 780.79
    • bladder sphincter 596.59
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