K56.69

Applicable To

• Enterostenosis NOS

• Obstructive ileus NOS

• Occlusion of colon or intestine NOS

• Stenosis of colon or intestine NOS

• Stricture of colon or intestine NOS

Approximate Synonyms

• Anastomosis stricture of small bowel or colon

• Intestinal mural thickening with obstruction

• Mechanical ileus

• Mural thickening of intestine causing obstruction

• Ogilivies syndrome

• Primary chronic pseudo-obstruction of colon

• Stricture of anastomosis of intestine

Clinical Information

• An intestinal obstruction occurs when food or stool cannot move through the intestines. The obstruction can be complete or partial. There are many causes. The most common are adhesions, hernias, cancers, and certain medicines. Symptoms include

• Any impairment, arrest, or reversal of the normal flow of intestinal contents toward the anal canal.

• Any impairment, arrest, or reversal of the normal flow of intestinal contents toward the anus.

• Blockage of the normal flow of the intestinal contents within the bowel.

• Fibrosis of the wall of a segment of the intestine that leads to intestinal lumen narrowing.

Details

• K56.69 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM K56.69 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K56.69 – other international versions of ICD-10 K56.69 may differ.