K62.89 is the authoritative medical code for Other specified diseases of anus and rectum. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for other specified diseases of anus and rectum (ICD-10-CM K62.89), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Other specified diseases of anus and rectum is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code K62.89. Includes: anal canal. Inclusion terms: Proctitis NOS. Excludes2 (not included here): ulcerative proctitis K51.2; colostomy and enterostomy malfunction (K94.0-, K94.1-); fecal incontinence R15.-; hemorrhoids K64.-. Use additional code: code for any associated fecal incontinence R15.-.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for K62.89 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- ulcerative proctitis K51.2
- colostomy and enterostomy malfunction (K94.0-, K94.1-)
- fecal incontinence R15.-
- hemorrhoids K64.-
Use Additional Code
Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.
- code for any associated fecal incontinence R15.-
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can K62.89 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, K62.89 and the following may both be reported when both are present: ulcerative proctitis (K51.2); colostomy and enterostomy malfunction (K94.0-, K94.1-); fecal incontinence (R15.-); hemorrhoids (K64.-).
Is an additional code needed with K62.89?
Use additional code(s) to specify: code for any associated fecal incontinence (R15.-).
What conditions are included under K62.89?
Other specified diseases of anus and rectum includes: Proctitis NOS.
Codes in This Family (13)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as K62.89, with their registry titles.
- K62 — Other diseases of anus and rectum
- K62.0 — Anal polyp
- K62.1 — Rectal polyp
- K62.2 — Anal prolapse
- K62.3 — Rectal prolapse
- K62.4 — Stenosis of anus and rectum
- K62.5 — Hemorrhage of anus and rectum
- K62.6 — Ulcer of anus and rectum
- K62.7 — Radiation proctitis
- K62.8 — Other specified diseases of anus and rectum
- K62.81 — Anal sphincter tear (healed) (nontraumatic) (old)
- K62.82 — Dysplasia of anus
- K62.9 — Disease of anus and rectum, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (47)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Anusitis
- Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious), anus
- Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious), rectum
- Cryptitis (anal) (rectal)
- Cryptopapillitis (anus)
- Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention), anus
- Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention), rectum (epithelium) (mucous)
- Deformity, anus (acquired)
- Deformity, rectum (congenital), acquired
- Destruction, destructive, rectal sphincter
- Dilatation, sphincter ani
- Disease, diseased, anus, specified NEC
- Disease, diseased, rectum, specified NEC
- Fibrosis, fibrotic, anal papillae
- Fibrosis, fibrotic, rectal sphincter
- Granuloma, rectum
- Hyperemia (acute) (passive), anal mucosa
- Hypertrophy, hypertrophic, anal papillae
- Hypertrophy, hypertrophic, rectal, rectum (sphincter)
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic), anus, anal (papillae) (sphincter)
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic), perirectal
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic), rectum (sphincter)
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation), anal canal, anus
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation), perianal
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation), perirectal
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation), rectum
- Insufficiency, insufficient, anus
- Irritation, anus
- Kraurosis, ani
- Leukoplakia, anus
- Leukoplakia, rectum
- Megarectum
- Pain (s), anus
- Pain (s), rectum
- Papillitis, anus
- Papillitis, rectum
- Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete), anus (sphincter)
- Periproctitis
- Proctalgia
- Proctitis
- Rectalgia
- Rectitis
- Relaxation, anus (sphincter)
- Relaxation, rectum (sphincter)
- Shelf, rectal
- Tight, tightness, anus
- Tight, tightness, rectal sphincter
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