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

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K56.3

Gallstone ileus

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Billable/Specific Code

K56.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM K56.3 became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K56.3 - other international versions of ICD-10 K56.3 may differ.

Applicable To

Obstruction of intestine by gallstone

The following code(s) above K56.3 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 K56.3:

K00-K95
2020 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

ICD-10-CM K56.3 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):

388 G.i. Obstruction with mcc
389 G.i. Obstruction with cc
390 G.i. Obstruction without cc/mcc

Convert K56.3 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

Code annotations containing back-references to K56.3:

Type 1 Excludes: K56.0

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K56.0
Paralytic ileus
Applicable To
- Paralysis of bowel
- Paralysis of colon
- Paralysis of intestine
Type 1 Excludes
- gallstone ileus (K56.3)
- ileus NOS (K56.7)
- obstructive ileus NOS (K56.69-)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K56.3:

Gallstone (colic) (cystic duct) (gallbladder) (impacted) (multiple) - see also Calculus, gallbladder
- causing intestinal obstruction K56.3
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)
- due to gallstone K56.3 (in intestine)
- gallstone K56.3
Impaction, impacted
- bowel, colon, rectum K56.49
  - see also Impaction, fecal
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K56.49
  Other impaction of intestine
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code
  - by gallstone K56.3
- gallstone(s) - see Calculus, gallbladder
  - in intestine, with obstruction K56.3 (any part)
- intestine (calculous) K56.49
  - see also Impaction, fecal
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K56.49
  Other impaction of intestine
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code
  - gallstone, with ileus K56.3
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 2020 Billable/Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Intestinal obstruction NOS
  - by gallstone K56.3

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K56.3

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

K56.6 Other and unspecified intestinal obstruction

K56.60 Unspecified intestinal obstruction

K56.600 Partial intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to cause

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

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K56.3

Gallstone ileus

Diseases of the digestive system

Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia

Paralytic ileus

Ileus, unspecified

Other impaction of intestine

Other impaction of intestine

Unspecified intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction