K56.699

Clinical notes

Documentation support

General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.

• •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.

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.

• 56089Approximate match
• 53101Approximate match
• 53111Approximate match
• 53121Approximate match
• 53131Approximate match
• 53141Approximate match
• 53151Approximate match
• 53161Approximate match
• 53171Approximate match
• 53191Approximate match
• 53201Approximate match
• 53211Approximate match
• 53221Approximate match
• 53231Approximate match
• 53241Approximate match
• 53251Approximate match
• 53261Approximate match
• 53271Approximate match
• 53291Approximate match

Associated MS-DRGs

K56.699 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.

Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.

• DRG 314Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC
• DRG 315Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with CC
• DRG 316Other Circulatory System Diagnoses without CC/MCC
• DRG 388Gastrointestinal Obstruction with MCC
• DRG 389Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC
• DRG 390Gastrointestinal Obstruction without CC/MCC