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Spot the Difference Between Incontinence Types

Published on Wed Jun 25, 2025

Question: I’m new to coding in a urology office and need to become familiar with multiple types of incontinence coding. Can you explain how stress and urge incontinence differ from one another? Indiana Subscriber Answer: Stress incontinence describes a patient’s inability to retain urine when a stressor occurs. Those stress triggers might include laughing, sneezing, jumping, coughing, or lifting heavy [...]
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