360 Elimination Disorders
Unspecified Elimination Disorder
 
This category applies to presentations in which symptoms characteristic of an elimination
disorder that cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or
other important areas of functioning predominate but do not meet the full criteria for any of
the disorders in the elimination disorders di agnostic class. The unspecified elimination dis-
order category is used in situations in which the clinician chooses not  to specify the reason
that the criteria are not met for a specific elimination disorder, and includes presentations
in which there is insufficient information to make a more specific diagnosis (e.g., in emer-
gency room settings).
Coding note: Code 788.30 (R32) for unspecified elimination disorder with urinary symp-
toms; 787.60 (R15.9)  for unspecified elimination disorder with fecal symptoms.