ICD-10-CM Code K64
Hemorrhoids and perianal venous thrombosis
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code K64 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the eight child codes of K64 that describes the diagnosis 'hemorrhoids and perianal venous thrombosis' in more detail.
- K64 Hemorrhoids and perianal venous thrombosis NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE K64.0 First degree hemorrhoids
- BILLABLE K64.1 Second degree hemorrhoids
- BILLABLE K64.2 Third degree hemorrhoids
- BILLABLE K64.3 Fourth degree hemorrhoids
- BILLABLE K64.4 Residual hemorrhoidal skin tags
- BILLABLE K64.5 Perianal venous thrombosis
- BILLABLE K64.8 Other hemorrhoids
- BILLABLE K64.9 Unspecified hemorrhoids
The ICD code K64 is used to code Hemorrhoid
Hemorrhoids (US English) or haemorrhoids are vascular structures in the anal canal. In their normal state, they are cushions that help with stool control. They become pathological or piles when swollen or inflamed. At this point the condition is technically known as hemorrhoidal disease.
Specialty: | General Surgery |
MeSH Code: | D006484 |
ICD 9 Code: | 455 |
Diagram demonstrating the anatomy of both internal and external hemorrhoids
Coding Notes for K64 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Piles
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Hemorrhoids complicating childbirth and the puerperium - instead, use code O87.2
- Hemorrhoids complicating pregnancy - instead, use code O22.4
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'K64 - Hemorrhoids and perianal venous thrombosis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code K64. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Piles
(see: Hemorrhoids)