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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

K56.5

Intestinal adhesions [bands] with obstruction (postinfection)

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where K56.5 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. K56 Parent Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia
  2. K56.5 This code Intestinal adhesions [bands] with obstruction (postinfection)

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Inclusion Terms

Abdominal hernia due to adhesions with obstruction

Inclusion Terms

Peritoneal adhesions [bands] with intestinal obstruction (postinfection)

Excludes1

congenital stricture or stenosis of intestine (Q41-Q42)

Inherited from K56 — Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia

Excludes1

cystic fibrosis with meconium ileus ( E84.11 )

Inherited from K56 — Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia

Excludes1

ischemic stricture of intestine ( K55.1 )

Inherited from K56 — Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia

Excludes1

meconium ileus NOS ( P76.0 )

Inherited from K56 — Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia

Excludes1

neonatal intestinal obstructions classifiable to P76.-

Inherited from K56 — Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia

Excludes1

obstruction of duodenum ( K31.5 )

Inherited from K56 — Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia

Excludes1

postprocedural intestinal obstruction ( K91.3- )

Inherited from K56 — Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia

Excludes2

stenosis of anus or rectum ( K62.4 )

Inherited from K56 — Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia

More Specific Codes

3 codes under K56.5

Version History

How K56.5 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Intestinal adhesions [bands] with obstruction (postinfection)

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Intestinal adhesions [bands] with obstruction (postinfection)

Related Codes

Other codes under K56

Codes whose official notes reference K56.5

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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