K60.52
Anorectal fistula, complex
K60.52 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for anorectal fistula, complex. 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 K60.521 Anorectal fistula, complex, initial; K60.522 Anorectal fistula, complex, persistent; K60.523 Anorectal fistula, complex, recurrent and K60.529 Anorectal fistula, complex, unspecified. Its coding notes include a Code first instruction, a Code also instruction, 1 Excludes1 entry and 10 Excludes2 entries.
Code first
If the underlying condition listed here is present and known, sequence it first.
Code also
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition. This note gives no sequencing order.
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.
- Extrasphincteric anorectal fistula
- High intersphincteric anorectal fistula
- Suprasphincteric anorectal fistula
- Transsphincteric anorectal fistula
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 4 entries