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ICD-10-CM K56 — Paralytic ileus and intestinal ob… | Codelle

K56

ICD-10-CM

Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia

Clinical Notes

Excludes 1 — Not coded here

congenital stricture or stenosis of intestine (Q41-Q42)
cystic fibrosis with meconium ileus (E84.11)
ischemic stricture of intestine (K55.1)
meconium ileus NOS (P76.0)
neonatal intestinal obstructions classifiable to P76.-
obstruction of duodenum (K31.5)
postprocedural intestinal obstruction (K91.3-)

Excludes 2 — Not included here

stenosis of anus or rectum (K62.4)

Code Hierarchy

Subcodes (8)

K56.0Paralytic ileus

K56.1Intussusception

K56.3Gallstone ileus

K56.4Other impaction of intestine

K56.5Intestinal adhesions with obstruction (postinfection)

K56.6Other and unspecified intestinal obstruction

K56.7Ileus, unspecified

Same Category

K56.0Paralytic ileus K56.1Intussusception K56.2Volvulus K56.3Gallstone ileus K56.4Other impaction of intestine K56.41

Fecal impaction

K56.49Other impaction of intestine

K56.5Intestinal adhesions with obstruction (postinfection)

K56.50Intestnl adhesions, unsp as to partial versus complete obst

K56.51Intestinal adhesions [bands], with partial obstruction

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