A60.1

Herpesviral infection of perianal skin and rectum

Billable / specific

A60.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from A60)

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • nonspecific and nongonococcal urethritis (N34.1) (from A60)
  • Reiter's disease (M02.3-) (from A60)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from A60)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A60)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A60)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A60)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A60)
  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20) (from A60)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from A60)

Also known as

  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic, anogenital, perianal skin
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic, anogenital, rectum
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic, perianal skin
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic, rectum
  • Proctitis, herpetic

Parent code

  • A60Anogenital herpesviral [herpes simplex] infectionsHeader

Related codes

  • A60.0Herpesviral infection of genitalia and urogenital tractHeader
  • A60.9Anogenital herpesviral infection, unspecifiedBillable

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