K62.4

K62.4: Stenosis of anus and rectum

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K62.4 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for stenosis of anus and rectum. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Stricture of anus (sphincter)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K62.4

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

Written on K62: Other diseases of anus and rectum

colostomy and enterostomy malfunction (K94.0-, K94.1-)
fecal incontinence (R15.-)
hemorrhoids (K64.-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

K62.4 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A55937Billing and Coding: Diagnostic Colonoscopy
A56456Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy
A56632Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy
A57342Billing and Coding: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Colonoscopy

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Pectenosis
Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive›rectum
Occlusion, occluded›anus
Stenosis, stenotic›anus, anal(canal) (sphincter)
Stricture›anus(sphincter)
Stricture›rectum(sphincter)
Stenosis, stenotic›anus, anal›and rectum

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.