201620172018201920202021202220232024Billable/Specific Code
- K56.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM K56.2 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K56.2 – other international versions of ICD-10 K56.2 may differ.
ICD-10-CM K56.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 388 Gastrointestinal obstruction with mcc
- 389 Gastrointestinal obstruction with cc
- 390 Gastrointestinal obstruction without cc/mcc
- 791 Prematurity with major problems
- 793 Full term neonate with major problems
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K56.2:
- intestinal, syndrome (volvulus) > Knot (s)
- intestine > Knotting (of)
- volvulus > intestine K56.609
- bowel or colon > Strangulation, strangulated
- intestine (large) (small) > Strangulation, strangulated
- mesentery > Strangulation, strangulated
- omentum > Strangulation, strangulated
- knot > intestinal E34.0
- bowel, colon or intestine > Torsion
- mesentery > Torsion
- omentum > Torsion
- bowel, colon or intestine > Twist, twisted
- mesentery > Twist, twisted
- omentum > Twist, twisted
- with perforation > Volvulus (bowel) (colon) (intestine) K56.2