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Non-specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 596
Other disorders of bladder
  • 2015
  • Non-Billable Code

  • There are 10 ICD-9-CM codes below 596 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
Clinical Information
  • Blockage of the opening between the bladder and the urethra resulting in the reduction or prevention of the urine flow from the bladder into the urethra
  • Blocked urine flow through the bladder neck, the narrow internal urethral opening at the base of the urinary bladder. Narrowing or strictures of the urethra can be congenital or acquired. It is often observed in males with enlarged prostate glands
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