K60.31

Anal fistula, simple

Non-billable header

K60.31 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Low intersphincteric anal fistula
  • Superficial anal fistula

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Excludes2

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

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from K60)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from K60)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from K60)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from K60)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from K60)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from K60)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from K60)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from K60)
  • abscess or cellulitis of anal and rectal regions (K61.-) (from K60)
  • anal sphincter tear (healed) (nontraumatic) (old) (K62.81) (from K60)

Code first

Sequence the underlying condition first.

Also known as

  • Low intersphincteric anal fistula
  • Superficial anal fistula
  • Fistula, anus, anal, low intersphincteric
  • Fistula, anus, anal, superficial

Parent code

More specific codes K60.31

  • K60.311Anal fistula, simple, initialBillable
  • K60.312Anal fistula, simple, persistentBillable
  • K60.313Anal fistula, simple, recurrentBillable
  • K60.319Anal fistula, simple, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • K60.30Anal fistula, unspecifiedBillable
  • K60.32Anal fistula, complexHeader

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