- Q43.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM Q43.6 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Q43.6 – other international versions of ICD-10 Q43.6 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Q43.6 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 393 Other digestive system diagnoses with mcc
- 394 Other digestive system diagnoses with cc
- 395 Other digestive system diagnoses without cc/mcc
Type 1 Excludes
- congenital fistula of anus with absence, atresia and stenosis (Q42.2)
- congenital fistula of rectum with absence, atresia and stenosis (Q42.0)
- congenital rectovaginal fistula (Q52.2)
- congenital urethrorectal fistula (Q64.73)
- pilonidal fistula or sinus (L05.-)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to Q43.6:
- congenital > anus, anal (recurrent) (infectional) K60.3
- congenital > fecal K63.2
- congenital > rectum (to skin) K60.4