R36
Header — not billableUrethral discharge
The ICD-10 code for urethral discharge is R36.
R36 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- R30Pain associated with micturitionnon-billable header
- R31Hematurianon-billable header
- R32Unspecified urinary incontinence
- R33Retention of urinenon-billable header
- R34Anuria and oliguria
- R35Polyurianon-billable header
- R37Sexual dysfunction, unspecified
- R39Other and unspecified symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary systemnon-billable header
- R36Urethral dischargenon-billable header