ICD-10-CM · Chapter 11 · K00–K95
K55.06
Acute infarction of intestine, part unspecified
Diseases of the digestive system
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- K55.06
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 11 — Diseases of the digestive system
- Category
- K55 — Vascular disorders of intestine
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM K55.06 is a category (header) for acute infarction of intestine, part unspecified. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in K55
- K55Vascular disorders of intestine
- K55.0Acute vascular disorders of intestine
- K55.01Acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine
- K55.011Focal (segmental) acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine
- K55.012Diffuse acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine
- K55.019Acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine, extent unspecified
- K55.02Acute infarction of small intestine
- K55.021Focal (segmental) acute infarction of small intestine
- K55.022Diffuse acute infarction of small intestine
- K55.029Acute infarction of small intestine, extent unspecified
- K55.03Acute (reversible) ischemia of large intestine
- K55.031Focal (segmental) acute (reversible) ischemia of large intestine
- K55.032Diffuse acute (reversible) ischemia of large intestine
- K55.039Acute (reversible) ischemia of large intestine, extent unspecified
- K55.04Acute infarction of large intestine
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