K61.39

Other ischiorectal abscess

Billable / specific

K61.39 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Abscess of ischiorectal fossa
  • Ischiorectal abscess, NOS

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)

Also known as

  • Abscess of ischiorectal fossa
  • Ischiorectal abscess, NOS
  • Abscess, ischiorectal
  • Fistula, ischiorectal

Parent code

  • K61.3Ischiorectal abscessHeader

Related codes

  • K61.31Horseshoe abscessBillable

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