K56.1

Applicable To

• Intussusception or invagination of bowel

• Intussusception or invagination of colon

• Intussusception or invagination of intestine

• Intussusception or invagination of rectum

Approximate Synonyms

• Intussusception of intestine

Clinical Information

• A form of intestinal obstruction caused by the prolapse of a part of the intestine into the adjoining intestinal lumen. There are four types: colic, involving segments of the large intestine; enteric, involving only the small intestine; ileocecal, in which the ileocecal valve prolapses into the cecum, drawing the ileum along with it; and ileocolic, in which the ileum prolapses through the ileocecal valve into the colon.

Details

• K56.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM K56.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K56.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 K56.1 may differ.