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ICD-10 diagnosis code

K56.4 Other impaction of intestine

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K56.4 is the ICD-10 code for Other impaction of intestine. It is a four-character subcategory of K56 (Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block K55–K64 (Other diseases of intestines) in Chapter XI, Diseases of the digestive system.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XI · K00–K93
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What K56.4 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Enterolith
  • Impaction (of):
    • colon
    • faecal

K56.4 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

K56.4Annan tilltäppning av tarmen

NorwayICD-10-NO

K56.4Fastkiling av fordøyelsesprodukter i tarm

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DK564Anden form for tarmobstruktion

  • DK564AKoprolitiasis med tarmobstruktion
  • DK564BEnterolitiasis med tarmobstruktion
FinlandICD-10-FI

K56.4Muu suolensisällön kiilautuminen

GermanyICD-10-GM

K56.4Sonstige Obturation des Darmes

FranceICD-10-FR

K56.4Autres obstructions de l'intestin

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

K56.4overige verstopping van darm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • K56.41Fecal impaction
  • K56.49Other impaction of intestine

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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