ICD-10 Code for Retention
The ICD-10-CM 2027 alphabetic index lists retention with the subterms below. More specific codes depend on the details documented, as listed in the official index (22 codes, 21 billable).
Index entries for Retention
- bladder – see Retention, urine
- carbon dioxide –
E87.29 - cholelithiasis following cholecystectomy –
K91.86 - cyst – see Cyst
- dead
- decidua (fragments) (following delivery) (with hemorrhage) –
O72.2- without hemorrhage –
O73.1
- without hemorrhage –
- deciduous tooth –
K00.6 - dental root –
K08.3 - fecal – see Constipation
- fetus
- fluid –
R60.9 - foreign body – see also Foreign body, retained
- current trauma - code as Foreign body, by site or type
- gallstones, following cholecystectomy –
K91.86 - gastric –
K31.89 - intrauterine contraceptive device, in pregnancy – see Pregnancy, complicated by, retention, intrauterine device
- membranes (complicating delivery) (with hemorrhage) –
O72.2- with abortion – see Abortion, by type
- without hemorrhage –
O73.1
- meniscus – see Derangement, meniscus
- menses –
N94.89 - milk (puerperal, postpartum) –
O92.79 - nitrogen, extrarenal –
R39.2 - ovary syndrome –
N99.83 - placenta (total) (with hemorrhage) –
O72.0 - products of conception
- secundines (following delivery) (with hemorrhage) –
O72.0 - smegma, clitoris –
N90.89 - urine –
R33.9 - water (in tissues) – see Edema
How to choose the right code
Start with the main term, then pick the indented subterm that matches the documentation (type, cause, site, laterality, episode of care). Always confirm the code in the tabular list: follow its Excludes1/Excludes2, “code first” and “use additional code” notes, and add a 7th character where required.
Source: CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 alphabetic index.