K56Non-billable (header)

Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •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-)

⚠ Excludes 2(Not included here)

  • •stenosis of anus or rectum (K62.4)

Code Hierarchy

┌11Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)├K55-K64Other diseases of intestines (K55-K64)├K56Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia
└K56Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia

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