K61.3

Ischiorectal abscess

Non-billable header

K61.3 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from K61)

  • abscess of anal and rectal regions
  • cellulitis of anal and rectal regions

Excludes2

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

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

Parent code

  • K61Abscess of anal and rectal regionsHeader

More specific codes K61.3

  • K61.31Horseshoe abscessBillable
  • K61.39Other ischiorectal abscessBillable

Related codes

  • K61.0Anal abscessBillable
  • K61.1Rectal abscessBillable
  • K61.2Anorectal abscessBillable
  • K61.4Intrasphincteric abscessBillable
  • K61.5Supralevator abscessBillable

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