K55.06

Acute infarction of intestine, part unspecified

Header / non-billable

This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.

Coding notes

Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

This code · K55.06
Synonyms

Acute intestinal infarction Gangrene of intestine Necrosis of intestine

Inherited from K55.0Acute vascular disorders of intestine
Synonyms

Infarction of appendices epiploicae Mesenteric (artery) (vein) embolism Mesenteric (artery) (vein) infarction Mesenteric (artery) (vein) thrombosis

Inherited from K55Vascular disorders of intestine
Excludes 1

necrotizing enterocolitis of newborn (P77.-)

Excludes 2

angioectasia (angiodysplasia) duodenum (K31.81-)

Inherited from chapter 11Diseases of the digestive system
Excludes 2

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)

Official Guidelines for K55.06

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