K59.4
BillableAnal spasm
Anal spasm
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Proctalgia fugax
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- 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)
- functional disorders of stomach (K31.-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Anal spasm17440005
- Anorectal spasm62647006
- Levator syndrome62647006
- Painful spasm of anus62647006
- Paroxysmal proctalgia62647006
- Proctalgia fugax62647006
- Psychogenic anal spasm62647006
- Anal pain68653001
- Anismus83605009
- Rectosphincteric dyssynergia83605009
- Spastic pelvic floor syndrome83605009
- Sphincteric disobedience syndrome83605009
- Anorectal pain197232005
- Bowel spasm249531009
- Intestinal spasm249531009
- Anal sphincter spasm249648007
- Anal tone increased249648007
- Anal twitching249652007
UMLS
- Anal spasmC0152167
- Anal spasm (disorder)C0152167
- anal spasmC0152167
- anal spasmsC0152167
- spasm analC0152167
- Anorectal spasmC0423738
- Levator ani spasm syndromeC0423738
- Levator ani syndromeC0423738
- Levator syndromeC0423738
- Painful spasm of anusC0423738
- Painful spasm of anus (disorder)C0423738
- Paroxysmal proctalgiaC0423738
- Proctalgia FugaxC0423738
- Proctalgia fugaxC0423738
- fugax proctalgiaC0423738
- levator syndromeC0423738
- proctalgia fugaxC0423738
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for anal spasm?
The ICD-10-CM code for anal spasm is K59.4. The full clinical description is "Anal spasm". K59.4 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code K59.4 mean?
ICD-10-CM code K59.4 represents "Anal spasm". It is classified under Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K59.4 a billable code?
Yes, K59.4 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K59.4 in?
K59.4 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K59.4?
K59.4 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: change in bowel habit NOS (R19.4); intestinal malabsorption (K90.-); psychogenic intestinal disorders (F45.8).
What SNOMED CT codes does K59.4 map to?
K59.4 maps to 8 SNOMED CT concepts: 68653001, 17440005, 249648007, 249652007, 83605009, and 3 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K59.4?
K59.4 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0152167, C0423738. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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