K56.52

Intestinal adhesions [bands] with complete obstruction

Billable 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 3

Adhesions, adhesive (postinfective) K66.0
- with intestinal obstruction K56.50
  - complete K56.52
- intestine — see also Adhesions, peritoneum
  - with obstruction K56.50
    - complete K56.52
- peritoneum, peritoneal (postinfective) K66.0
  - with obstruction (intestinal) K56.50
    - complete K56.52
Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
- intestine K56.609
  - with
    - adhesions (intestinal) (peritoneal) K56.50
      - complete K56.52
Band (s)
- obstructive
  - intestine K56.50
    - complete K56.52
  - peritoneum K56.50
    - complete K56.52

Alongside this code 2 same parent — K56.5

K56.50 Intestnl adhesions, unsp as to partial versus complete obst K56.51 Intestinal adhesions [bands], with partial obstruction

Medications 2

179 Intestinal Obstruction drugs 22 Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction drugs

MED-RT files conditions by MeSH, which carves the world differently from ICD-10. These are name matches on this code's description, offered as candidates — not as an assertion that they are this code.

Additional references

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Risk adjustment

CMS22HCC33 CMS28HCC78 ESRD21HCC33 ESRD24HCC33

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This code

Billable: yes
Code set: FY2026
Parent: K56.5
Block: K55-K64
Siblings: 2

Present FY2024–FY2027.