K56.0
BillableParalytic ileus
Paralytic ileus
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Paralysis of bowel
- Paralysis of colon
- Paralysis of intestine
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- congenital stricture or stenosis of intestine (Q41-Q42)
- cystic fibrosis with meconium ileus (E84.11)
- ischemic stricture of intestine (K55.1)
- meconium ileus NOS (P76.0)
- neonatal intestinal obstructions classifiable to P76.-
- obstruction of duodenum (K31.5)
- postprocedural intestinal obstruction (K91.3-)
- gallstone ileus (K56.3)
- ileus NOS (K56.7)
- obstructive ileus NOS (K56.69-)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- stenosis of anus or rectum (K62.4)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Adynamic ileus55525008
- Paralysis of intestine55525008
- Paralytic ileus55525008
- Paralysis of colon69098002
- Paralytic colon69098002
- Neonatal adynamic ileus95625008
- Neonatal paralytic ileus95625008
- Paralytic ileus of the newborn95625008
- Neural reflex-induced ileus235835000
- Functional intestinal obstruction due to decreased peristalsis710572000
- Ileus710572000
- Paralytic ileus of large intestine721679008
- Motility disorder of small intestine737192005
- Paralytic ileus of small intestine1197677005
- Paralytic ileus of small intestine and colon1197679008
UMLS
- Adynamic ileusC0030446
- Ileus paralyticC0030446
- Paralysis ileumC0030446
- Paralysis intestinalC0030446
- Paralysis of bowelC0030446
- Paralysis of intestineC0030446
- Paralytic IleusC0030446
- Paralytic ileusC0030446
- Paralytic ileus (disorder)C0030446
- adynamic ileusC0030446
- bowel ileusC0030446
- ileus paralyticC0030446
- intestinal paralysisC0030446
- intestine paralysisC0030446
- paralysis intestinalC0030446
- paralytic ileusC0030446
- Paralysis of colonC0267474
- Paralysis of colon (disorder)C0267474
- Paralytic colonC0267474
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K56.0?
ICD-10-CM code K56.0 represents "Paralytic ileus". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K56.0 a billable code?
Yes, K56.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K56.0 in?
K56.0 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K56.0?
K56.0 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: congenital stricture or stenosis of intestine (Q41-Q42); cystic fibrosis with meconium ileus (E84.11); ischemic stricture of intestine (K55.1); and 7 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does K56.0 map to?
K56.0 maps to 9 SNOMED CT concepts: 55525008, 710572000, 737192005, 95625008, 235835000, and 4 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K56.0?
K56.0 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0030446, C0267474. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.