K56.2
BillableVolvulus
Volvulus
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Strangulation of colon or intestine
- Torsion of colon or intestine
- Twist of colon or intestine
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
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)
- volvulus of duodenum (K31.5)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Torsion of intestine675003
- Twisting of intestine on long axis675003
- Colonic volvulus6441003
- Twisting of colon on mesenteric axis6441003
- Volvulus of colon6441003
- Intestinal volvulus9707006
- Torsion of bowel9707006
- Twisting of intestine on mesenteric axis9707006
- Volvulus9707006
- Strangulation obstruction of intestine30074005
- Obstruction of colon40650009
- Strangulation of colon41585009
- Strangulation of intestine49286008
- Omental torsion51877002
- Omental volvulus51877002
- Torsion of omentum51877002
- Torsion of colon53886000
- Twisting of colon on long axis53886000
- Small bowel volvulus197058003
- Volvulus of small intestine197058003
- Volvulus of the ileocaecum197059006
- Volvulus of the ileocecum197059006
- Sigmoid volvulus197060001
- Volvulus of sigmoid colon197060001
- Caecal volvulus235811005
- Cecal volvulus235811005
- Volvulus of caecum235811005
- Volvulus of cecum235811005
- Ileo-sigmoid knotting235820001
- Omental gangrene236018009
- Strangulated omentum236018009
- Congenital volvulus253786009
- Intestinal entrapment370486009
- Torsion of the root of the mesentery370526008
- Entrapment of intestine in fracture442484005
- Entrapment of intestine in pelvic fracture442692008
- Entrapment of intestine in spinal fracture442715002
- Entrapment of intestine in epiploic foramen444258003
- Entrapment of intestine in gastrosplenic ligament444259006
- Malrotation of intestine with midgut volvulus458422009
- Volvulus neonatorum458422009
- Volvulus of midgut458422009
- Volvulus of large intestine722540008
- Strangulation of small intestine1144423005
- Torsion of greater omentum1145203001
- Jejunal volvulus1148568006
- Volvulus of jejunum1148568006
UMLS
- Intestinal VolvulusC0042961
- Intestinal volvulusC0042961
- Intestinal volvulus (disorder)C0042961
- Obstruction by kinkingC0042961
- Obstruction by torsionC0042961
- Obstruction by torsion (morphologic abnormality)C0042961
- Obstruction by twistingC0042961
- Torsion of bowelC0042961
- Twisting of intestine on mesenteric axisC0042961
- VolvulusC0042961
- Volvulus of bowelC0042961
- Volvulus, IntestinalC0042961
- Volvulus, IntestineC0042961
- bowel torsionC0042961
- bowel volvulusC0042961
- intestinal volvulusC0042961
- intestine volvulusC0042961
- volvulusC0042961
- Strangulation of colon or intestineC2887859
- Torsion of colon or intestineC2887860
- Twist of colon or intestineC2887861
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K56.2?
ICD-10-CM code K56.2 represents "Volvulus". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K56.2 a billable code?
Yes, K56.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K56.2 in?
K56.2 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K56.2?
K56.2 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 4 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does K56.2 map to?
K56.2 maps to 28 SNOMED CT concepts: 235811005, 6441003, 253786009, 444258003, 442484005, and 23 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K56.2?
K56.2 is linked to 4 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0042961, C2887859, C2887860, C2887861. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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