K56.69

Other intestinal obstruction

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 · K56.69
Synonyms

Enterostenosis NOS Obstructive ileus NOS Occlusion of colon or intestine NOS Stenosis of colon or intestine NOS Stricture of colon or intestine NOS

Inherited from K56Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia
Excludes 1

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

stenosis of anus or rectum (K62.4)

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 K56.69

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