K60
Header — not billableFissure and fistula of anal and rectal regions
The ICD-10 code for fissure and fistula of anal and rectal regions is K60.
K60 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- fissure and fistula of anal and rectal regions with abscess or cellulitis (K61.-)
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- K55Vascular disorders of intestinenon-billable header
- K56Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernianon-billable header
- K57Diverticular disease of intestinenon-billable header
- K58Irritable bowel syndromenon-billable header
- K59Other functional intestinal disordersnon-billable header
- K61Abscess of anal and rectal regionsnon-billable header
- K62Other diseases of anus and rectumnon-billable header
- K63Other diseases of intestinenon-billable header
- K64Hemorrhoids and perianal venous thrombosisnon-billable header
- K60Fissure and fistula of anal and rectal regionsnon-billable header