Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 569.49
Other specified disorders of rectum and anus
  • Short description: Rectal & anal dis NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 569.49 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 569.49 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 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 569.49.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 569.49: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 569.49 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K62.89 Other specified diseases of anus and rectum
Approximate Synonyms
  • Abnormal anal function
  • Acute radiation proctitis
  • Anal disease
  • Anal ectropian
  • Anal ectropion
  • Anal infection
  • Anal inflammation
  • Anal papillae hypertrophy
  • Anal twitching
  • Anismus
  • Anogenital human papilloma virus infection
  • Anorectal disease
  • Ano-rectal disease
  • Anorectal disorder
  • Anus non-patent
  • Chemically-induced proctitis
  • Chlamydial infection of anus and rectum
  • Chronic radiation proctitis
  • Damaged anal sphincter
  • Delayed perforation of rectum
  • Disease of anus
  • Disease of rectum
  • Disorder of anal region
  • Disorder of anus
  • Disorder of rectum
  • Eversion of anal canal
  • Funnelled anus
  • Gaping of patulous anus
  • Granuloma of rectum
  • Gross' disease
  • Hemorrhagic proctitis
  • Hypertrophied anal papilla
  • Hypertrophy of anal papillae
  • Infective proctitis
  • Kraurosis of anus
  • Lesion of rectum
  • Leukoplakia of anus
  • Malakoplakia of rectum
  • Mild dysplasia of rectum
  • Patulous anus - appearance
  • Perforating inflammation of rectum due to radiation
  • Perforating radiation proctitis
  • Perforation of rectum
  • Proctitis
  • Proctitis (inflammation of rectum)
  • Proctitis perforation due to irradiation
  • Radiation induced proctitis
  • Radiation induced proctitis (rectal inflammation)
  • Radiation induced proctitis perforation
  • Radiation proctitis
  • Rectal disease
  • Rectal granuloma
  • Rectal rupture
  • Rupture of rectum
  • Thickened anal verge
  • Traumatic proctitis
569.49 Excludes
  • fistula of rectum to:
    • internal organs see - Alphabetic Index
    • skin (565.1)
  • hemorrhoids (455.0-455.9)
Applies To
  • Granuloma of rectum (sphincter)
  • Rupture of rectum (sphincter)
  • Hypertrophy of anal papillae
  • Proctitis NOS
Use Additional
  • Use additional code for any associated fecal incontinence (787.60-787.63)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 569.49:
  • Anusitis 569.49
  • Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) 709.2
    • anus 569.49
    • rectum 569.49
  • Crypt (anal) (rectal) 569.49
  • Cryptitis (anal) (rectal) 569.49
  • Cryptopapillitis (anus) 569.49
  • Cyst (mucus) (retention) (serous) (simple)
    • anus 569.49
    • rectum (epithelium) (mucous) 569.49
  • Deformity 738.9
    • anus (congenital) 751.5
      • acquired 569.49
    • rectum (congenital) 751.5
      • acquired 569.49
  • Destruction
    • rectal sphincter 569.49
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • anus NEC 569.49
    • rectum NEC 569.49
  • Ectropion 374.10
    • anus 569.49
    • rectum 569.49
  • Fibrosis, fibrotic
    • anal papillae 569.49
    • anus 569.49
    • rectal sphincter 569.49
  • Gangrene, gangrenous (anemia) (artery) (cellulitis) (dermatitis) (dry) (infective) (moist) (pemphigus) (septic) (skin) (stasis) (ulcer) 785.4
    • anus 569.49
    • rectum 569.49
  • Granuloma NEC 686.1
    • anus 569.49
    • rectum 569.49
  • Hyperemia (acute) 780.99
    • anal mucosa 569.49
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
    • anal papillae 569.49
    • papillae
    • rectal sphincter 569.49
    • rectum 569.49
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • anal canal 569.49
    • anus (papillae) (sphincter) 569.49
    • perirectal 569.49
    • rectum (sphincter) 569.49
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
    • anal canal 569.49
    • anus 569.49
    • extrarectal 569.49
    • perianal 569.49
    • perirectal 569.49
    • rectum (see also Proctitis) 569.49
    • stricture, rectum 569.49
  • Insufficiency, insufficient
    • anus 569.49
  • Irritation
    • anus 569.49
  • Kraurosis
    • ani 569.49
  • Lesion(s)
    • anorectal 569.49
    • perirectal 569.49
  • Leukoplakia 702.8
    • anus 569.49
    • rectum 569.49
  • Megarectum 569.49
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
    • rectum 569.49
  • Occlusion
  • Papillitis 377.31
    • anus 569.49
    • rectum 569.49
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9
    • anus (sphincter) 569.49
    • Hyrtl's sphincter (rectum) 569.49
    • rectum (sphincter) 569.49
  • Patulous - see also Patent
    • anus 569.49
  • Pectenitis 569.49
  • Pectenosis 569.49
  • Perforation, perforative (nontraumatic)
    • rectum 569.49
  • Periproctitis 569.49
  • Proctitis 569.49
    • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 014.8
    • ulcerative (chronic) (nonspecific) 556.2
      • with ulcerative sigmoiditis 556.3
  • Proctocele
    • male 569.49
  • Rectitis 569.49
  • Rectocele
    • male 569.49
  • Relaxation
    • anus (sphincter) 569.49
    • rectum (sphincter) 569.49
  • Rupture, ruptured 553.9
    • rectum 569.49
      • traumatic - see Injury, internal, rectum
  • Shelf, rectal 569.49
  • Sloughing (multiple) (skin) 686.9
    • rectum 569.49
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