K56.50
Intestinal adhesions [bands], unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction
HCC risk adjustment mapping
CMS-HCC V28
Intestinal Obstruction/Perforation
CMS-HCC ESRD V24
Intestinal Obstruction/Perforation
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
Intestinal adhesions with obstruction NOS
Abdominal hernia due to adhesions with obstruction Peritoneal adhesions [bands] with intestinal obstruction (postinfection)
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-)
stenosis of anus or rectum (K62.4)
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 K56.50
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7 index paths lead to this code
- Adhesions, adhesive › with intestinal obstruction
- Hernia, hernial › due to adhesions
- Adhesions, adhesive › intestine › with obstruction
- Adhesions, adhesive › peritoneum, peritoneal › with obstruction
- Band › obstructive › intestine
- Band › obstructive › peritoneum
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive › intestine › with › adhesions