455.6 HEMORRHOIDS NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 455.6

Short Description: Hemorrhoids NOS

Long Description: Unspecified hemorrhoids without mention of complication

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the circulatory system (390–459)
    • Diseases of veins and lymphatics, and other diseases of circulatory system (451-459)
      • 455 Hemorrhoids
        • 455.6 Hemorrhoids NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 455.6 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Hemorrhoids (anus) (rectum) (without complication) 455.6
    • bleeding, prolapsed, strangulated, or ulcerated NEC 455.8
      • external 455.5
      • internal 455.2
    • complicated NEC 455.8
    • complicating pregnancy and puerperium 671.8
    • external 455.3
      • with complication NEC 455.5
      • bleeding, prolapsed, strangulated, or ulcerated 455.5
      • thrombosed 455.4
    • internal 455.0
      • with complication NEC 455.2
      • bleeding, prolapsed, strangulated, or ulcerated 455.2
      • thrombosed 455.1
    • residual skin tag 455.9
    • sentinel pile 455.9
    • thrombosed NEC 455.7
      • external 455.4
      • internal 455.1

Crosswalk Information

The code 455.6 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
455.6 Right Arrow K64.9 Unspecified hemorrhoids
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
455.0 Internal hemorrhoids without mention of complication
455.1 Internal thrombosed hemorrhoids
455.2 Internal hemorrhoids with other complication
455.3 External hemorrhoids without mention of complication
455.4 External thrombosed hemorrhoids
455.5 External hemorrhoids with other complication
455.7 Unspecified thrombosed hemorrhoids
455.8 Unspecified hemorrhoids with other complication
455.9 Residual hemorrhoidal skin tags


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