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FY2027

K55.06 — Acute infarction of intestine, part unspecified

Not billable

Is K55.06 billable?

No — K55.06 is a non-billable header code. K55.06 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath K55.06.

K55.06 at a glance

CodeK55.06
DescriptionAcute infarction of intestine, part unspecified
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is K55.06 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under K55.0, the nearest indexed parent of K55.06. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.

  • Thrombosis, thrombotic › mesenteric › vein (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to K55.06.

  • Acute intestinal infarction
  • Gangrene of intestine
  • Necrosis of intestine

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from K55

The conditions below can never be reported together with K55.06 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • necrotizing enterocolitis of newborn (P77.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11

The conditions below are not part of K55.06, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K55.06 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from K55

The conditions below are not part of K55.06, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K55.06 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • angioectasia (angiodysplasia) duodenum (K31.81-)

What codes fall under K55.06? (3)

How long has K55.06 existed?

K55.06 first appears in FY2018 (FY2017 is not available, so it may have appeared then).

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

What other codes are in the K55.0 family? (5)