K56
Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Excludes1
congenital stricture or stenosis of intestine (Q41-Q42)
Excludes1
cystic fibrosis with meconium ileus ( E84.11 )
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ischemic stricture of intestine ( K55.1 )
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meconium ileus NOS ( P76.0 )
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neonatal intestinal obstructions classifiable to P76.-
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obstruction of duodenum ( K31.5 )
Excludes1
postprocedural intestinal obstruction ( K91.3- )
Excludes2
stenosis of anus or rectum ( K62.4 )
More Specific Codes
8 codes under K56
- K56.0 Paralytic ileus Billable
- K56.1 Intussusception Billable
- K56.2 Volvulus Billable
- K56.3 Gallstone ileus Billable
- K56.4 Other impaction of intestine Has subcodes
- K56.5 Intestinal adhesions [bands] with obstruction (postinfection) Has subcodes
- K56.6 Other and unspecified intestinal obstruction Has subcodes
- K56.7 Ileus, unspecified Billable
Version History
How K56 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentParalytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedParalytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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