Specific code 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 565.1
Anal fistula
  • ICD-9-CM 565.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 565.1 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2006 version of ICD-9-CM 565.1.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 565.1: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 565.1 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K60.3 Anal fistula
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K60.4 Rectal fistula
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K60.5 Anorectal fistula
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acute anal fissure
  • Anal fissure and fistula
  • Anorectal fistula
  • Atresia of anus with fistula
  • Atresia of rectum with fistula
  • Congenital absence of rectum with fistula
  • Congenital fistula of rectum and anus
  • Congenital occlusion of anus with fistula
  • Congenital stricture of anus with fistula
  • Congenital stricture of rectum with fistula
  • Direct anal fistula
  • Enteroanal fistula
  • Extrasphincteric fistula
  • Fistula, anal/rectal
  • High anal fistula
  • Horseshoe anal fistula
  • Imperforate anus with fistula
  • Intersphincteric fistula
  • Perianal fistula
  • Perianal sinus
  • Rectal fistula
  • Rectoprostatic fistula
  • Rectum to skin fistula
  • Suprasphincteric anal fistula
  • Transsphincteric anal fistula
  • Transsphincteric anal horseshoe fistula
565.1 Excludes
  • fistula of rectum to internal organsĀ­see Alphabetic Index
  • ischiorectal fistula (566)
  • rectovaginal fistula (619.1)
Applies To
  • Fistula:
    • anorectal
    • rectal
    • rectum to skin
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 565.1:
  • Fistula (sinus) 686.9
    • anorectal 565.1
    • anus, anal (infectional) (recurrent) 565.1
      • congenital 751.5
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 014.8
    • horseshoe 565.1
    • in ano 565.1
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 014.8
    • perianal 565.1
    • perirectal 565.1
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 014.8
    • rectum (to skin) 565.1
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 014.8
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