K60.519

Anorectal fistula, simple, unspecified

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30 FY2025–2027 only

This is the unspecified option. 3 more specific codes sit alongside it. Worth checking whether the documentation supports one of them.

Exclusions 12 never code together

Excludes1

K60code

Excludes1

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

Excludes2

Excludes2

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 3

Code first

Index entries leading here 1

Fistula (cutaneous) L98.8
- anorectal (infectional) K60.50
  - low intersphincteric K60.51
  - simple K60.519
  - superficial K60.51

Alongside this code 3 same parent — K60.51

Additional references

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Maps to no condition category in any loaded model.

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Present FY2025–FY2027.