Chapter 11

K00–K95: Diseases of the Digestive System

Diseases of the Digestive System diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Internal Codes
  • K59.02

    Outlet dysfunction constipation

  • K59.03

    Drug induced constipation

  • K59.04

    Chronic idiopathic constipation

  • K59.09

    Other constipation

  • K59.1

    Functional diarrhea

  • K59.2

    Neurogenic bowel, not elsewhere classified

  • K59.3

    Megacolon, not elsewhere classified

  • K59.31

    Toxic megacolon

  • K59.39

    Other megacolon

  • K59.4

    Anal spasm

  • K59.8

    Other specified functional intestinal disorders

  • K59.81

    Ogilvie syndrome

  • K59.89

    Other specified functional intestinal disorders

  • K59.9

    Functional intestinal disorder, unspecified

  • K60

    Fissure and fistula of anal and rectal regions

  • K60.0

    Acute anal fissure

  • K60.1

    Chronic anal fissure

  • K60.2

    Anal fissure, unspecified

  • K60.3

    Anal fistula

  • K60.30

    Anal fistula, unspecified

  • K60.31

    Anal fistula, simple

  • K60.311

    Anal fistula, simple, initial

  • K60.312

    Anal fistula, simple, persistent

  • K60.313

    Anal fistula, simple, recurrent

  • K60.319

    Anal fistula, simple, unspecified

  • K60.32

    Anal fistula, complex

  • K60.321

    Anal fistula, complex, initial

  • K60.322

    Anal fistula, complex, persistent

  • K60.323

    Anal fistula, complex, recurrent

  • K60.329

    Anal fistula, complex, unspecified

  • K60.4

    Rectal fistula

  • K60.40

    Rectal fistula, unspecified

  • K60.41

    Rectal fistula, simple

  • K60.411

    Rectal fistula, simple, initial

  • K60.412

    Rectal fistula, simple, persistent

  • K60.413

    Rectal fistula, simple, recurrent

  • K60.419

    Rectal fistula, simple, unspecified

  • K60.42

    Rectal fistula, complex

  • K60.421

    Rectal fistula, complex, initial

  • K60.422

    Rectal fistula, complex, persistent

  • K60.423

    Rectal fistula, complex, recurrent

  • K60.429

    Rectal fistula, complex, unspecified

  • K60.5

    Anorectal fistula

  • K60.50

    Anorectal fistula, unspecified

  • K60.51

    Anorectal fistula, simple

  • K60.511

    Anorectal fistula, simple, initial

  • K60.512

    Anorectal fistula, simple, persistent

  • K60.513

    Anorectal fistula, simple, recurrent

  • K60.519

    Anorectal fistula, simple, unspecified

  • K60.52

    Anorectal fistula, complex

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