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K56.2 – Volvulus

Overview

Coding Notes

Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Tyoe 2 Excludes

volvulus of duodenum (K31.5)

Applicable To

Strangulation of colon or intestine
Torsion of colon or intestine
Twist of colon or intestine

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

Fs: 00000 – Volvulus

MDC / MS-DRG Reference

GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH MCC
GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC
GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC
FULL TERM NEONATE WITH MAJOR PROBLEMS

Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Knot (s)
intestinal, syndrome (volvulus) K56.2
Knotting (of)
intestine K56.2
Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
intestine K56.609
volvulus K56.2
Strangulation, strangulated See also Asphyxia, traumatic
bowel or colon K56.2
intestine (large) (small) K56.2
mesentery K56.2
omentum K56.2
Syndrome See also Disease
intestinal
knot K56.2
Torsion
bowel, colon or intestine K56.2
mesentery K56.2
omentum K56.2
Twist, twisted
bowel, colon or intestine K56.2
mesentery K56.2
omentum K56.2
Volvulus (bowel) (colon) (intestine) K56.2
with perforation K56.2

Sibling Codes

Paralytic ileus
Intussusception
Gallstone ileus
Other impaction of intestine
Intestinal adhesions [bands] with obstruction (postinfection)
Other and unspecified intestinal obstruction
Ileus, unspecified

Parent Sibling Codes

Crohn's disease [regional enteritis]
Ulcerative colitis
Other and unspecified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis
Vascular disorders of intestine
Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia
Diverticular disease of intestine
Irritable bowel syndrome
Other functional intestinal disorders

View in Tabular

Code Title
K00-K95 Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
K55-K64 Other diseases of intestines (K55-K64)
K56 Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia
K56.2 Volvulus
Type 2 Excludes
volvulus of duodenum (K31.5)

Applicable to
Strangulation of colon or intestine
Torsion of colon or intestine
Twist of colon or intestine