K56.5
Intestinal adhesions [bands] with obstruction (postinfection)
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 16 never code together
K56code
Excludes1
- congenital stricture or stenosis of intestine (Q41-Q42)Q41-Q42
- cystic fibrosis with meconium ileus (E84.11)E84.11
- ischemic stricture of intestine (K55.1)K55.1
- meconium ileus NOS (P76.0)P76.0
- neonatal intestinal obstructions classifiable to P76.-P76.-
- obstruction of duodenum (K31.5)K31.5
- postprocedural intestinal obstruction (K91.3-)K91.3-
Excludes2
- stenosis of anus or rectum (K62.4)K62.4
K00-K95chapter
Excludes2
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 2
K56.5code
Inclusion terms
- Abdominal hernia due to adhesions with obstruction
- Peritoneal adhesions [bands] with intestinal obstruction (postinfection)
Index entries leading here filed at null
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Alongside this code 7 same parent — K56
Subordinate codes 3
Medications 2
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