K64.9

K64.9: Unspecified hemorrhoids

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K64.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified hemorrhoids. 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.

Hemorrhoids (bleeding) NOS
Hemorrhoids (bleeding) without mention of degree

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K64.9

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on K64: Hemorrhoids and perianal venous thrombosis

hemorrhoids complicating childbirth and the puerperium (O87.2)
hemorrhoids complicating pregnancy (O22.4)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

K64.9 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

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Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Hemorrhoids(bleeding) (without mention of degree)
Piles

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.