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ICD-10-CM Code for Other hemorrhoids K64.8

ICD-10 code K64.8 for Other hemorrhoids is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Other hemorrhoids
Internal hemorrhoids, without mention of degree
Prolapsed hemorrhoids, degree not specified

K64

Includes: piles

Excludes1: hemorrhoids complicating childbirth and the puerperium (O87.2)
hemorrhoids complicating pregnancy (O22.4)

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