K60.41
Rectal fistula, simple
K60.41 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for rectal fistula, simple. 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 K60.411 Rectal fistula, simple, initial; K60.412 Rectal fistula, simple, persistent; K60.413 Rectal fistula, simple, recurrent and K60.419 Rectal fistula, simple, unspecified. Its coding notes include a Code first instruction, 3 Excludes1 entries and 10 Excludes2 entries.
Code first
If the underlying condition listed here is present and known, sequence it first.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
- 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)
Inclusion terms
Conditions classified to this code.
- Low intersphincteric rectal fistula
- Superficial rectal fistula
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 2 entries