2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K60.529
Anorectal fistula, complex, unspecified
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- K60.529
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Anorectal fistula, complex, unspecified
- Is Billable?
- Yes - Valid for Submission
- Code Navigator:
K60.529 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of anorectal fistula, complex, unspecified. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
Unspecified diagnosis codes like K60.529 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.
New 2025 ICD-10-CM Code
K60.529 is new to ICD-10-CM code set for the FY 2025, effective October 1, 2024. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has published an update to the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes which became effective October 1, 2024. This is a new and revised code for the FY 2025 (October 1, 2024 - September 30, 2025).
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).
- - Fistula (cutaneous) - L98.8
- - anorectal (infectional) - K60.50
- - complex - K60.529
- - anorectal (infectional) - K60.50
Replacement Code
K60529 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-CM code(s):
- K60.5 - Anorectal fistula
