K62.9

K62.9: Disease of anus and rectum, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K62.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for disease of anus and rectum, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check K62.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K62.9

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

K62.9 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Disease, diseased›anus
Disease, diseased›rectum
Lesion›anorectal

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.