Is K56.60 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. K56.60 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does K56.60 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Other diseases of intestines (K55-K64).

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.

Risk adjustment

K56.60 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead K56.60

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share K56.6. If K56.60 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

K56.69Other intestinal obstruction

Questions about K56.60

Is K56.60 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. K56.60 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does K56.60 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Other diseases of intestines (K55-K64).