- K62.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM K62.6 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K62.6 – other international versions of ICD-10 K62.6 may differ.
ICD-10-CM K62.6 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 393 Other digestive system diagnoses with mcc
- 394 Other digestive system diagnoses with cc
- 395 Other digestive system diagnoses without cc/mcc
Applicable To
- Solitary ulcer of anus and rectum
- Stercoral ulcer of anus and rectum
Type 1 Excludes
- fissure and fistula of anus and rectum (K60.-)
- ulcerative colitis (K51.-)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K62.6:
- anus or rectum > Stercoraceous, stercoral ulcer K63.3
- anorectal > Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
- anus (sphincter) (solitary) > Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
- rectum > intestine, intestinal K63.3
- rectum (sphincter) (solitary) > Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
- stercoraceous, stercoral > rectum (sphincter) (solitary) K62.6
- solitary, anus or rectum (sphincter) > Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
- anus or rectum > stercoraceous, stercoral K63.3