- Diagnostic Code
- 7509
- CFR Section
- §4.115b — Genitourinary — Diagnoses
Rating Tiers
30%
Frequent attacks of colic with infection (pyonephrosis), kidney function impaired
20%
Frequent attacks of colic, requiring catheter drainage
10%
Only an occasional attack of colic, not infected and not requiring catheter drainage
What Raters Look For
Based on M21-1 adjudication criteria for Genitourinary — Diagnoses conditions. These are the factors a VA rater evaluates when assigning a rating percentage.
M21-1 III.iv.4.E- •Voiding frequency: documented daytime and nighttime voids
- •Urinary urgency, incontinence, or hesitancy documented in records
- •Urine flow rates (uroflowmetry) if obstruction is present
- •Kidney function tests: creatinine, BUN, eGFR
- •Recurrent infections: how often, how treated
- •Whether any appliances (catheter, bag) are required