K61.5

Supralevator abscess

Billable / specific

K61.5 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 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, supralevator

Parent code

  • K61Abscess of anal and rectal regionsHeader

Related codes

  • K61.0Anal abscessBillable
  • K61.1Rectal abscessBillable
  • K61.2Anorectal abscessBillable
  • K61.3Ischiorectal abscessHeader
  • K61.4Intrasphincteric abscessBillable

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