K91.30

Postprocedural intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to partial versus complete

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

This is the unspecified option. 2 more specific codes sit alongside it. Worth checking whether the documentation supports one of them.

Exclusions 15 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

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

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 1

K91.30code

Inclusion terms

Postprocedural intestinal obstruction NOS

Index entries leading here 4

Adhesions, adhesive (postinfective) K66.0
- postoperative (gastrointestinal tract) K66.0
  - with obstruction K91.30
Difficult, difficulty (in)
- mechanical, gastroduodenal stoma K91.89
  - causing obstruction K91.30
Complication (s) (from) (of)
- gastrointestinal K92.9
  - postoperative
    - obstruction K91.30
- surgical procedure (on) T81.9
  - intestinal obstruction K91.30
Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
- intestine K56.609
  - postoperative K91.30

Alongside this code 2 same parent — K91.3

K91.31 Postprocedural partial intestinal obstruction K91.32 Postprocedural complete intestinal 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.

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Risk adjustment

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This code

Billable: yes
Code set: FY2026
Parent: K91.3
Block: K90-K95
Siblings: 2

Present FY2024–FY2027.