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FY2027

K91.3 — Postprocedural intestinal obstruction

Not billable

Is K91.3 billable?

No — K91.3 is a non-billable header code. K91.3 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 K91.3.

K91.3 at a glance

CodeK91.3
DescriptionPostprocedural intestinal obstruction
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11

The conditions below are not part of K91.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K91.3 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 K91

The conditions below are not part of K91.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K91.3 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • complications of artificial opening of digestive system (K94.-)
  • complications of bariatric procedures (K95.-)
  • gastrojejunal ulcer (K28.-)
  • postprocedural (radiation) retroperitoneal abscess (K68.11)
  • radiation colitis (K52.0)
  • radiation gastroenteritis (K52.0)
  • radiation proctitis (K62.7)

What codes fall under K91.3? (3)

How long has K91.3 existed?

K91.3 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

  • FY2018: K91.3 stopped being billable

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 K91 family? (7)