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Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 569.81
Fistula of intestine excluding rectum and anus
  • Short description: INTESTINAL FISTULA.
  • ICD-9-CM 569.81 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 569.81 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 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 569.81.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 569.81: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 569.81 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K63.2 Fistula of intestine
Approximate Synonyms
  • Chronic ulcerative pancolitis w fistula
  • Chronic ulcerative pancolitis with fistula
  • Chronic ulcerative proctitis w fistula
  • Chronic ulcerative proctitis with fistula
  • Chronic ulcerative rectosigmoiditis w fistula
  • Chronic ulcerative rectosigmoiditis with fistula
  • Colonic pseudopolyp w fistula
  • Colonic pseudopolyp with fistula
  • Crohns disease of colon w fistula
  • Crohns disease of colon with fistula
  • Crohns disease of small intestine and colon w fistula
  • Crohns disease of small intestine w fistula
  • Crohns disease of small intestine with fistula
  • Crohns disease of small intestine, colon with fistula
  • Crohns disease w fistula
  • Crohns disease with fistula
  • Fistula of intestine
  • Fistula of intestine due to chronic ulcerative pancolitis
  • Fistula of intestine due to chronic ulcerative proctitis
  • Fistula of intestine due to chronic ulcerative rectosigmoiditis
  • Fistula of intestine due to colonic inflammatory polyps
  • Fistula of intestine due to Crohn's disease
  • Fistula of intestine due to Crohn's disease of large intestine
  • Fistula of intestine due to Crohn's disease of small and large intestines
  • Fistula of intestine due to Crohn's disease of small intestine
  • Fistula of intestine due to ulcerative colitis
  • Fistula of intestine to abdominal wall
  • Intestinal fistula
  • Left sided colitis w fistula
  • Left sided colitis with fistula
  • Ulcerative colitis w fistula
  • Ulcerative colitis with fistula
569.81 Excludes
  • fistula of intestine to internal organs­see Alphabetic Index
  • persistent postoperative fistula (998.6)
Applies To
  • Fistula:
    • abdominal wall
    • enterocolic
    • enteroenteric
    • ileorectal
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 569.81:
  • Fistula (sinus) 686.9
    • abdominorectal 569.81
    • abdominosigmoidal 569.81
    • cecosigmoidal 569.81
    • cecum 569.81
    • colon 569.81
    • enterocolic 569.81
    • enterocutaneous 569.81
    • enteroenteric 569.81
    • fecal 569.81
    • ileorectal 569.81
    • ileosigmoidal 569.81
    • ileum 569.81
    • intestine 569.81
    • intestinocolonic (abdominal) 569.81
    • jejunum 569.81
    • pelvoabdominointestinal 569.81
    • pericecal 569.81
    • perineorectal 569.81
    • perineosigmoidal 569.81
    • rectosigmoid (intercommunicating) 569.81
    • sigmoid 569.81
    • stercoral 569.81
  • Sinus - see also Fistula
    • abdominal 569.81
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