The ICD-10-CM code for dysuria is R30.0 (Dysuria), a billable code reported when a patient presents with painful or difficult urination, including symptoms such as strangury and painful micturition.
Primary codes
Billable
Billable
Extension
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7th character
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POA exempt
No
Inclusion terms
- Strangury
Coding risks
- Coding a suspected or rule-out condition as confirmed
Hierarchy
Code comparison
Compare key differences between related codes to select the most specific option.
| Code | Description | Scenario |
|---|---|---|
| R30.0 | Dysuria | Dysuria documented as painful or burning urination, without tenesmus or unspecified wording. |
| R30.9 | Painful micturition, unspecified | Painful urination documented without specifying dysuria, tenesmus, or the character of the pain. |
| R30.1 | Vesical tenesmus | Patient with persistent painful urge to void despite an empty bladder, distinguishing from generalized dysuria. |
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Code ranges
Pain associated with micturition
Category covering painful urination symptoms including dysuria, vesical tenesmus, and other unspecified pain during voiding.
Symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system
Sub-chapter for genitourinary symptoms and signs not yet attributed to a definitive underlying diagnosis.
Cystitis
Category for inflammatory conditions of the bladder including acute, chronic, interstitial, and irradiation cystitis.
Other disorders of urinary system
Category covering urinary tract infections of unspecified site and various urinary functional disorders.
Other and unspecified symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system
Sibling category for urinary symptoms such as retention, urgency, hesitancy, incontinence, and polyuria.
Coding risks
Avoid these common coding issues when reporting Dysuria.
Impact
Assigning R30.0 when a definitive cause like UTI is documented may undercode the encounter.
Mitigation
Consider querying the provider when symptoms suggest infection but no definitive diagnosis is recorded.
Related codes
Ancillary and co-coding
Codes commonly reported with the primary diagnosis on the same claim.
Z-code variants
Family history, personal history, or screening encounter codes related to this condition.
In pregnancy
Pregnancy-specific O-code adaptations used in place of the primary when the condition occurs during or complicates pregnancy.
Differential codes
Alternative or commonly confused codes to consider when documentation suggests a different condition than the primary diagnosis.
Frequently asked questions
Use R30.9 only when documentation states painful micturition without specifying dysuria. R30.0 is preferred whenever dysuria is explicitly documented.
References
Compiled from the following authoritative coding references. Last updated 2026-08-04.