K56.6 — Other and unspecified intestinal obstruction
Is K56.6 billable?
No — K56.6 is a non-billable header code. K56.6 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 6 billable codes beneath K56.6.
Billable codes under this header
- K56.600Partial intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to cause
- K56.601Complete intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to cause
- K56.609Unspecified intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction
- K56.690Other partial intestinal obstruction
- K56.691Other complete intestinal obstruction
- K56.699Other intestinal obstruction unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction
K56.6 at a glance
| Code | K56.6 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other and unspecified intestinal obstruction |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from K56
The conditions below can never be reported together with K56.6 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 K56.6, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K56.6 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 K56.6, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K56.6 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- stenosis of anus or rectum (K62.4)
What codes fall under K56.6? (2)
How long has K56.6 existed?
K56.6 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.