- K56.50 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM K56.50 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K56.50 – other international versions of ICD-10 K56.50 may differ.
ICD-10-CM K56.50 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 388 Gastrointestinal obstruction with mcc
- 389 Gastrointestinal obstruction with cc
- 390 Gastrointestinal obstruction without cc/mcc
Applicable To
- Intestinal adhesions with obstruction NOS
Code History
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): New code
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K56.50:
- with intestinal obstruction > Adhesions, adhesive (postinfective) K66.0
- intestine > Adhesions, adhesive (postinfective) K66.0
- with obstruction > intestine K56.50
- with obstruction (intestinal) > peritoneum, peritoneal (postinfective) K66.0
- obstructive > Band (s)
- intestine > obstructive K56.50
- peritoneum > obstructive K56.50
- due to adhesions (with obstruction) > Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) K46.9
- with > intestine K56.609
- adhesions (intestinal) (peritoneal) > with K56.50