K56.6
Header — not billableOther and unspecified intestinal obstruction
The ICD-10 code for other and unspecified intestinal obstruction is K56.6.
K56.6 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- K56.0Paralytic ileus
- K56.1Intussusception
- K56.2Volvulus
- K56.3Gallstone ileus
- K56.4Other impaction of intestinenon-billable header
- K56.5Intestinal adhesions [bands] with obstruction (postinfection)non-billable header
- K56.7Ileus, unspecified
- K56.6Other and unspecified intestinal obstructionnon-billable header