K62 — Other diseases of anus and rectum

Not billable

Is K62 billable?

No — K62 is a non-billable header code. K62 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 12 billable codes beneath K62.

Billable codes under this header

K62 at a glance

Code	K62
Description	Other diseases of anus and rectum
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes2 — not included here

The conditions below are not part of K62, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K62 and the excluded code may both be reported.

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

Includes

Conditions classified to K62.

anal canal

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11

The conditions below are not part of K62, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K62 and the excluded code may both be reported.

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

What codes fall under K62? (10)

How long has K62 existed?

K62 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.