Diagnosis Code

Q43.6 CONGENITAL FISTULA OF RECTUM AND ANUS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Q43.6

Short Description: Congenital fistula of rectum and anus

Long Description: Congenital fistula of rectum and anus

The code Q43.6 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
    • Other congenital malformations of the digestive system (Q38-Q45)
      • Other congenital malformations of intestine (Q43)
        • Q43.6 Congenital fistula of rectum and anus

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Anorectal fistula
  • Anorectal fistula
  • Anorectal fistula
  • Anorectal fistula
  • Congenital anoperineal fistula
  • Congenital anorectal fistula due to high anorectal malformation
  • Congenital anorectal fistula due to intermediate anorectal malformation
  • Congenital anorectal fistula due to low anorectal malformation
  • Congenital fecal fistula
  • Congenital fistula of anus
  • Congenital fistula of anus
  • Congenital fistula of anus
  • Congenital fistula of anus
  • Congenital fistula of rectum
  • Congenital fistula of rectum
  • Congenital fistula of rectum
  • Congenital fistula of rectum
  • Congenital fistula of rectum and anus
  • Congenital fistula of rectum and anus
  • Congenital fistula of rectum and anus
  • Congenital fistula of rectum and anus
  • Enterocutaneous fistula

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code Q43.6 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 Q43.6 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • congenital fistula of anus with absence, atresia and stenosis (@Q42.2*)
    • congenital fistula of rectum with absence, atresia and stenosis (@Q42.0*)
    • congenital rectovaginal fistula (@Q52.2*)
    • congenital urethrorectal fistula (@Q64.73*)
    • pilonidal fistula or sinus (@L05*.-)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Q43.6 Right Arrow 751.5 Intestinal anomaly NEC

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
Q43 Other congenital malformations of intestine
Q43.0 Meckel's diverticulum (displaced) (hypertrophic)
Q43.1 Hirschsprung's disease
Q43.2 Other congenital functional disorders of colon
Q43.3 Congenital malformations of intestinal fixation
Q43.4 Duplication of intestine
Q43.5 Ectopic anus
Q43.7 Persistent cloaca
Q43.8 Other specified congenital malformations of intestine
Q43.9 Congenital malformation of intestine, unspecified


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