Diagnosis Code

K60.4 RECTAL FISTULA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K60.4

Short Description: Rectal fistula

Long Description: Rectal fistula

The code K60.4 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
    • Other diseases of intestines (K55-K64)
      • Fissure and fistula of anal and rectal regions (K60)
        • K60.4 Rectal fistula

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Enterocutaneous fistula
  • External large bowel fistula
  • Perianal fistula
  • Rectal fistula
  • Rectum to skin fistula

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code K60.4 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Mcc (393)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Cc (394)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (395)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code K60.4 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Fistula of rectum to skin
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • rectovaginal fistula (@N82.3*)
    • vesicorectal fistual (@N32.1*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K60.4 Right Arrow 565.1 Anal fistula

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
K60 Fissure and fistula of anal and rectal regions
K60.0 Acute anal fissure
K60.1 Chronic anal fissure
K60.2 Anal fissure, unspecified
K60.3 Anal fistula
K60.5 Anorectal fistula


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023