ICD-10-CM · Chapter 11 · K00–K95
K56.609
Unspecified intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction
Diseases of the digestive system
Quick facts
- Code
- K56.609
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 11 — Diseases of the digestive system
- Category
- K56 — Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM K56.609 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of unspecified intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in K56
- K56Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia
- K56.0Paralytic ileus
- K56.1Intussusception
- K56.2Volvulus
- K56.3Gallstone ileus
- K56.4Other impaction of intestine
- K56.41Fecal impaction
- K56.49Other impaction of intestine
- K56.5Intestinal adhesions [bands] with obstruction (postinfection)
- K56.50Intestinal adhesions [bands], unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction
- K56.51Intestinal adhesions [bands], with partial obstruction
- K56.52Intestinal adhesions [bands] with complete obstruction
- K56.6Other and unspecified intestinal obstruction
- K56.60Unspecified intestinal obstruction
- K56.600Partial intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to cause
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