ICD-10-CM · Chapter 11 · K00–K95
K60.40
Rectal fistula, unspecified
Diseases of the digestive system
Quick facts
- Code
- K60.40
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 11 — Diseases of the digestive system
- Category
- K60 — Fissure and fistula of anal and rectal regions
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM K60.40 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of rectal fistula, unspecified. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in K60
- K60Fissure and fistula of anal and rectal regions
- K60.0Acute anal fissure
- K60.1Chronic anal fissure
- K60.2Anal fissure, unspecified
- K60.3Anal fistula
- K60.30Anal fistula, unspecified
- K60.31Anal fistula, simple
- K60.311Anal fistula, simple, initial
- K60.312Anal fistula, simple, persistent
- K60.313Anal fistula, simple, recurrent
- K60.319Anal fistula, simple, unspecified
- K60.32Anal fistula, complex
- K60.321Anal fistula, complex, initial
- K60.322Anal fistula, complex, persistent
- K60.323Anal fistula, complex, recurrent
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