ICD-10 diagnosis code

K59.0 Constipation

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K59.0 is the ICD-10 code for Constipation. It is a four-character subcategory of K59 (Other functional intestinal disorders), 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

K59.0 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

K59.0Obstipation (förstoppning)

NorwayICD-10-NO

K59.0Forstoppelse

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DK590Forstoppelse

  • DK590AKronisk forstoppelse
FinlandICD-10-FI

K59.0Ummetus

  • K59.00Hitaan läpikulkuajan ummetus
  • K59.01Outlet obstruktiotyyppinen ummetus
  • K59.09Määrittämätön ummetus
GermanyICD-10-GM

K59.0Obstipation

  • K59.00Obstipation bei Kolontransitstörung
  • K59.01Obstipation bei Stuhlentleerungsstörung
  • K59.02Medikamentös induzierte Obstipation
  • K59.09Sonstige und nicht näher bezeichnete Obstipation
FranceICD-10-FR

K59.0Constipation

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

K59.0constipatie

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • K59.00Constipation, unspecified
  • K59.01Slow transit constipation
  • K59.02Outlet dysfunction constipation
  • K59.03Drug induced constipation
  • K59.04Chronic idiopathic constipation
  • K59.09Other constipation

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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