K60

Fissure and fistula of anal and rectal regions

FY2027Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system/K55–K64 Other diseases of intestines

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

K60 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for fissure and fistula of anal and rectal regions. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are K60.0 Acute anal fissure; K60.1 Chronic anal fissure; K60.2 Anal fissure, unspecified; K60.3 Anal fistula and 2 more. Its coding notes include 10 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

This code
  • abscess or cellulitis of anal and rectal regions (K61.-)
  • anal sphincter tear (healed) (nontraumatic) (old) (K62.81)
Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 11 Diseases of the digestive system
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

More specific codes under K60 6