ICD-10-CM Codes
K00-K95 Diseases of the digestive system
K55-K64 Other diseases of intestines
K56- Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia

2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K56.0

Paralytic ileus

2016

2017

2018

2019

Billable/Specific Code

K56.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2018/2019 edition of ICD-10-CM K56.0 became effective on October 1, 2018.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K56.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 K56.0 may differ.

Applicable To

Paralysis of bowel
Paralysis of colon
Paralysis of intestine

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes Help

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as K56.0. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

gallstone ileus (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K56.3
Gallstone ileus
Applicable To
- Obstruction of intestine by gallstone
K56.3
)
ileus NOS (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K56.7
Ileus, unspecified
Type 1 Excludes
- obstructive ileus (K56.69-)
Type 2 Excludes
- intestinal obstruction with hernia (K40-K46)
K56.7
)
obstructive ileus NOS (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K56.69
Other intestinal obstruction
Applicable To
- Enterostenosis NOS
- Obstructive ileus NOS
- Occlusion of colon or intestine NOS
- Stenosis of colon or intestine NOS
- Stricture of colon or intestine NOS
Type 1 Excludes
- intestinal obstruction due to specified condition-code to condition
K56.69-
)

The following code(s) above K56.0 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 K56.0:

K00-K95
2019 ICD-10-CM Range K00-K95
Diseases of the digestive system
Type 2 Excludes
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Diseases of the digestive system
K56
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K56
Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia
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-)
- stenosis of anus or rectum (K62.4)
Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia

Approximate Synonyms

Paralysis of colon
Paralytic colon

Clinical Information

A condition in which the muscles of the intestines do not allow food to pass through, resulting in a blocked intestine. Paralytic ileus may be caused by surgery, inflammation, and certain drugs.
An ileus caused by abdominal or pelvic surgery, infections, disorders that affect the muscles and nerves, and medications. Signs and symptoms include those of intestinal obstruction.

ICD-10-CM K56.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v36.0):

388 G.i. Obstruction with mcc
389 G.i. Obstruction with cc
390 G.i. Obstruction without cc/mcc
793 Full term neonate with major problems

Convert K56.0 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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K56.0:

Ileus (bowel) (colon) (inhibitory) (intestine) K56.7
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K56.7
Ileus, unspecified
Type 1 Excludes
obstructive ileus (K56.69-)
Type 2 Excludes
intestinal obstruction with hernia (K40-K46)
- neurogenic K56.0
- adynamic K56.0
- paralytic K56.0
Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
- intestine K56.609
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K56.609
  Unspecified intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction
  2018 - New Code 2019 Billable/Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Intestinal obstruction NOS
  - neurogenic K56.0
  - adynamic K56.0
  - reflex K56.0
Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) G83.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G83.9
Paralytic syndrome, unspecified
- bowel, colon or intestine K56.0
- colon K56.0
- ileus K56.0
- intestine K56.0
Paresis - see also Paralysis
- bowel, colon or intestine K56.0

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K56.0

K55.20 …… without hemorrhage

K55.21 …… with hemorrhage

K55.3 Necrotizing enterocolitis

K55.30 …… unspecified

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

K56.0 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

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K56.0

Paralytic ileus

Gallstone ileus

Ileus, unspecified

Other intestinal obstruction

Diseases of the digestive system

Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia

Ileus, unspecified

Unspecified intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction

Paralytic syndrome, unspecified