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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

K60.42

Rectal fistula, complex

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where K60.42 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. K60 Fissure and fistula of anal and rectal regions
  2. K60.4 Parent Rectal fistula
  3. K60.42 This code Rectal fistula, complex

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Inclusion Terms

Extrasphincteric rectal fistula

Inclusion Terms

High intersphincteric rectal fistula

Inclusion Terms

Suprasphincteric rectal fistula

Inclusion Terms

Transsphincteric rectal fistula

Excludes1

congenital fistula ( Q43.6 )

Inherited from K60.4 — Rectal fistula

Excludes1

rectovaginal fistula ( N82.3 )

Inherited from K60.4 — Rectal fistula

Excludes1

vesicorectal fistual ( N32.1 )

Inherited from K60.4 — Rectal fistula

Excludes2

abscess or cellulitis of anal and rectal regions ( K61 .-)

Inherited from K60 — Fissure and fistula of anal and rectal regions

Excludes2

anal sphincter tear (healed) (nontraumatic) (old) ( K62.81 )

Inherited from K60 — Fissure and fistula of anal and rectal regions

Code First

, if applicable:

Inherited from K60.4 — Rectal fistula

Code First

Crohn's disease ( K50 .-)

Inherited from K60.4 — Rectal fistula

Code First

ulcerative colitis ( K51 .-)

Inherited from K60.4 — Rectal fistula

Code Also

, if applicable:

Code Also

perianal abscess ( K61.0 )

Code Also

rectovaginal fistula ( N82.3 )

Code Also

stenosis of anus and rectum ( K62.4 )

More Specific Codes

4 codes under K60.42

Version History

How K60.42 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Rectal fistula, complex

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Rectal fistula, complex

Related Codes

Other codes under K60.4

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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