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R15.1 - Fecal smearing


The ICD 10 Code for Fecal smearing is listed as R15.1.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: R15.1
Description: Fecal smearing
  • Fecal soiling
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
391 - Esophagitis, Gastroent & Misc Digest Disorders W Mcc
392 - Esophagitis, Gastroent & Misc Digest Disorders W/o Mcc
Chapter Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Block Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19)
Parent R15 - Fecal incontinence
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 787.62 - Fecal smearing
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of R15.1:
R15.0 - Incomplete defecation
R15.2 - Fecal urgency
R15.9 - Full incontinence of feces