Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia - K56

Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.

Type 1 Excludes:

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: This note means that the conditions described by two codes are not usually associated with each other but can sometimes occur together.

Type 2 Excludes:

stenosis of anus or rectum (K62.4)

These ranges represents subcategories of Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia. The "K56" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.

Codes:

K56.0 - Paralytic ileus
K56.1 - Intussusception
K56.2 - Volvulus
K56.3 - Gallstone ileus
K56.4 - Other impaction of intestine
K56.41 - Fecal impaction
K56.49 - Other impaction of intestine
K56.5 - Intestinal adhesions [bands] with obstruction (postinfection)
K56.50 - Intestinal adhesions [bands], unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction
K56.51 - Intestinal adhesions [bands], with partial obstruction
K56.52 - Intestinal adhesions [bands] with complete obstruction
K56.6 - Other and unspecified intestinal obstruction
K56.60 - Unspecified intestinal obstruction
K56.600 - Partial intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to cause
K56.601 - Complete intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to cause
K56.609 - Unspecified intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction
K56.69 - Other intestinal obstruction
K56.690 - Other partial intestinal obstruction
K56.691 - Other complete intestinal obstruction
K56.699 - Other intestinal obstruction unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction
K56.7 - Ileus, unspecified