K60.1

K60.1: Chronic anal fissure

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K60.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for chronic anal fissure. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check K60.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K60.1

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on K60: Fissure and fistula of anal and rectal regions

abscess or cellulitis of anal and rectal regions (K61.-)
anal sphincter tear (healed) (nontraumatic) (old) (K62.81)

Other codes that can never be billed with K60.1

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

K62.6Ulcer of anus and rectum

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

K60.1 is named in 15 Medicare coverage policies: 15 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A57123Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A57185Billing and Coding: Botulinum Toxin Injections
A57186Billing and Coding: Botulinum Toxin Injections

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Fissure, fissured›anus, anal›chronic

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.