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ICD-10 diagnosis code

K56.6 Other and unspecified intestinal obstruction

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K56.6 is the ICD-10 code for Other and unspecified intestinal obstruction. 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 K56.6 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Enterostenosis
  • Obstructive ileus NOS
  • Occlusion
    • of colon or intestine
  • Stenosis
    • of colon or intestine
  • Stricture
    • of colon or intestine

K56.6 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

K56.6Annan och ospecificerad obstruktion av tarmen

NorwayICD-10-NO

K56.6Annen eller uspesifisert tarmobstruksjon

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DK566Anden eller ikke specificeret tarmobstruktion

  • DK566ATyktarmsobstruktion UNS
  • DK566BTyndtarmsobstruktion UNS
  • DK566CSubileus
  • DK566DMesenterietorsion
  • DK566EOmenttorsion
  • DK566FTyndtarmsstenose
  • DK566GTyktarmsstenose
  • DK566HOgilvies syndrom
FinlandICD-10-FI

K56.6Muu tai tarkemmin määrittämätön suolentukkeuma

GermanyICD-10-GM

K56.6Sonstige und nicht näher bezeichnete intestinale Obstruktion

FranceICD-10-FR

K56.6Occlusions intestinales, autres et sans précision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

K56.6overige en niet-gespecificeerde darmobstructie

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • K56.600Partial intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to cause
  • K56.601Complete intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to cause
  • K56.609Unspecified intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction
  • K56.690Other partial intestinal obstruction
  • K56.691Other complete intestinal obstruction
  • K56.699Other intestinal obstruction unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction

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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