K56.60

K56.60: Unspecified intestinal obstruction

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

K56.60 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified intestinal obstruction. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K56.60

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on K56: Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia

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-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K56.60

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on K56: Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia

stenosis of anus or rectum (K62.4)

Other codes that can never be billed with K56.60

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

P76.8Other specified intestinal obstruction of newborn

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead K56.60

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under K56.6

K56.69Other intestinal obstruction