K56.41Billable
Fecal impaction
Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system
Excludes1
1 item
Excludes1
- •constipation (K59.0-)
Excludes2
1 item
Excludes2
- •incomplete defecation (R15.0)
Billable Code
K56.41 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Referenced in Diagnoses
Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation
View documentation for anaorectal pain
anaorectal pain
View TemplatesAnorectal Pain
View documentation for fecal impaction
fecal impaction
View TemplatesFecal Impaction
View documentation for severe constipation
severe constipation
View TemplatesSevere Constipation
View documentation for stool burden
stool burden
View TemplatesStool Burden with Obstruction
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Excludes1
7 items
Excludes1
From K56:
- •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-)
Excludes2
9 items
Excludes2
From K00-K95:
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- •
- •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)