ICD-10-CM Code K56.6
Other and unspecified intestinal obstruction
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 K56.6 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of K56.6 that describes the diagnosis 'other and unspecified intestinal obstruction' in more detail.
- K56.6 Other and unspecified intestinal obstruction NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE K56.60 Unspecified intestinal obstruction
- BILLABLE K56.69 Other intestinal obstruction
The ICD code K56 is used to code Bowel obstruction
Bowel obstruction or intestinal obstruction is a mechanical or functional obstruction of the intestines, preventing the normal transit of the products of digestion. It can occur at any level distal to the duodenum of the small intestine and is a medical emergency. The condition is often treated conservatively over a period of 2–5 days with the patient's progress regularly monitored by an assigned physician. Surgical procedures are performed on occasion however, in life-threatening cases, such as when the root cause is a fully lodged foreign object or malignant tumor.
| Specialty: | General Surgery |
| MeSH Code: | D007415 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 560 |
Upright abdominal X-ray demonstrating a small bowel obstruction. Note multiple air fluid levels.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Gastrojejunal ulcer without hemorrhage AND without perforation but with obstruction (disorder)
- Chronic peptic ulcer with hemorrhage, with perforation AND with obstruction (disorder)
- Acute peptic ulcer with hemorrhage, with perforation AND with obstruction (disorder)
- Acute peptic ulcer with hemorrhage AND obstruction (disorder)
- Omphalocele with obstruction (disorder)
- Gastrojejunal ulcer with hemorrhage, with perforation AND with obstruction (disorder)
- Acute gastrojejunal ulcer with hemorrhage AND obstruction (disorder)
- Chronic gastric ulcer with hemorrhage, with perforation AND with obstruction (disorder)
- Acute peptic ulcer without hemorrhage AND without perforation but with obstruction (disorder)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'K56.6 - Other and unspecified intestinal obstruction'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code K56.6. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: K56 - Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia