K56.41 — Fecal impaction
Is K56.41 billable?
Yes — K56.41 is billable for FY2027. K56.41 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. K56.41 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
K56.41 at a glance
| Code | K56.41 |
|---|---|
| Description | Fecal impaction |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does K56.41 group to?
K56.41 sits in MDC 06 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 388Gastrointestinal Obstruction with MCCmedical
- 389Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CCmedical
- 390Gastrointestinal Obstruction without CC/MCCmedical
How is K56.41 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to K56.41. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Fecalith (impaction)
- Stercolith (impaction)
- Impaction, impacted › fecal, feces
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive › fecal
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of K56.41, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K56.41 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- incomplete defecation (R15.0)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from K56
The conditions below can never be reported together with K56.41 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11
The conditions below are not part of K56.41, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K56.41 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 K56
The conditions below are not part of K56.41, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K56.41 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- stenosis of anus or rectum (K62.4)
How long has K56.41 existed?
K56.41 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.