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ICD-10 diagnosis code

K56 Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia

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K56 is the ICD-10 code for Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia. It is a three-character category divided into 8 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block K55–K64 (Other diseases of intestines) in Chapter XI, Diseases of the digestive system.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
XI · K00–K93
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What K56 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • congenital stricture or stenosis of intestine Q41-Q42
  • ischaemic stricture of intestine K55.1
  • meconium ileus E84.1
  • obstruction of duodenum K31.5
  • perinatal intestinal obstruction P75-P76
  • postoperative intestinal obstruction K91.3
  • stenosis of anus or rectum K62.4
  • with hernia K40-K46

Subcodes of K56

K56 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

K56Paralytisk ileus (tarmvred) och tarmpassagehinder utan uppgift om bråck

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DK56Paralytisk ileus og tarmobstruktion ikke forårsaget af hernie

FinlandICD-10-FI

K56Paralyyttinen ileus tai suolentukkeuma ilman tyrää

GermanyICD-10-GM

K56Paralytischer Ileus und intestinale Obstruktion ohne Hernie

FranceICD-10-FR

K56Iléus paralytique et occlusion intestinale sans hernie

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

K56paralytische ileus en darmobstructie zonder hernia

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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