K91.2
Postsurgical malabsorption, not elsewhere classified
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 17 never code together
K91code
Excludes2
- complications of artificial opening of digestive system (K94.-)K94.-
- complications of bariatric procedures (K95.-)K95.-
- gastrojejunal ulcer (K28.-)K28.-
- postprocedural (radiation) retroperitoneal abscess (K68.11)K68.11
- radiation colitis (K52.0)K52.0
- radiation gastroenteritis (K52.0)K52.0
- radiation proctitis (K62.7)K62.7
K91.2code
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 1
K91.2code
Inclusion terms
- Postsurgical blind loop syndrome
Index entries leading here 6
Alongside this code 7 same parent — K91
K91.0 Vomiting following gastrointestinal surgery K91.1 Postgastric surgery syndromes K91.3 Postprocedural intestinal obstruction category K91.5 Postcholecystectomy syndrome K91.6 Intraop hemor/hemtom of a dgstv sys org comp a procedure category K91.7 Accidental pnctr & lac of a digestive system org dur proc category K91.8 Oth intraop and postproc comp and disorders of dgstv sys category
Additional references
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