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ICD-10-CM Codes
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K00-K95
Diseases of the digestive system
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K55-K64
Other diseases of intestines
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K56-
Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K56.2
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K56.2
Volvulus
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- K56.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM K56.2 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K56.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 K56.2 may differ.
Applicable To- Strangulation of colon or intestine
- Torsion of colon or intestine
- Twist of colon or intestine
Type 2 ExcludesType 2 Excludes Help
A type 2 excludes note represents "not included here". A type 2 excludes note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition it is excluded from but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When a type 2 excludes note appears under a code it is acceptable to use both the code (K56.2) and the excluded code together.
The following code(s) above
K56.2 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
K56.2:
- Duodenal disorder, volvulus
- Intestinal volvulus
- Sigmoid volvulus
- Volvulus of duodenum
Clinical Information
- A twisting in the intestine (intestines) that can cause intestinal obstruction.
- Twisting of a loop of bowel that results in intestinal obstruction.
ICD-10-CM K56.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 388 Gastrointestinal obstruction with mcc
- 389 Gastrointestinal obstruction with cc
- 390 Gastrointestinal obstruction without cc/mcc
- 791 Prematurity with major problems
- 793 Full term neonate with major problems
Convert K56.2 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K56.2
K55.3 Necrotizing enterocolitis
K55.31 Stage 1 necrotizing enterocolitis
K55.32 Stage 2 necrotizing enterocolitis
K55.33 Stage 3 necrotizing enterocolitis
K55.8 Other vascular disorders of intestine
K55.9 Vascular disorder of intestine, unspecified
K56 Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia
K56.2
Volvulus
K56.4 Other impaction of intestine
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
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
