Chapter 11

K00–K95: Diseases of the Digestive System

Diseases of the Digestive System diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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)
Internal Codes
  • K55.01

    Acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine

  • K55.011

    Focal (segmental) acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine

  • K55.012

    Diffuse acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine

  • K55.019

    Acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine, extent unspecified

  • K55.02

    Acute infarction of small intestine

  • K55.021

    Focal (segmental) acute infarction of small intestine

  • K55.022

    Diffuse acute infarction of small intestine

  • K55.029

    Acute infarction of small intestine, extent unspecified

  • K55.03

    Acute (reversible) ischemia of large intestine

  • K55.031

    Focal (segmental) acute (reversible) ischemia of large intestine

  • K55.032

    Diffuse acute (reversible) ischemia of large intestine

  • K55.039

    Acute (reversible) ischemia of large intestine, extent unspecified

  • K55.04

    Acute infarction of large intestine

  • K55.041

    Focal (segmental) acute infarction of large intestine

  • K55.042

    Diffuse acute infarction of large intestine

  • K55.049

    Acute infarction of large intestine, extent unspecified

  • K55.05

    Acute (reversible) ischemia of intestine, part unspecified

  • K55.051

    Focal (segmental) acute (reversible) ischemia of intestine, part unspecified

  • K55.052

    Diffuse acute (reversible) ischemia of intestine, part unspecified

  • K55.059

    Acute (reversible) ischemia of intestine, part and extent unspecified

  • K55.06

    Acute infarction of intestine, part unspecified

  • K55.061

    Focal (segmental) acute infarction of intestine, part unspecified

  • K55.062

    Diffuse acute infarction of intestine, part unspecified

  • K55.069

    Acute infarction of intestine, part and extent unspecified

  • K55.1

    Chronic vascular disorders of intestine

  • K55.2

    Angiodysplasia of colon

  • K55.20

    Angiodysplasia of colon without hemorrhage

  • K55.21

    Angiodysplasia of colon with hemorrhage

  • K55.3

    Necrotizing enterocolitis

  • K55.30

    Necrotizing enterocolitis, unspecified

  • K55.31

    Stage 1 necrotizing enterocolitis

  • K55.32

    Stage 2 necrotizing enterocolitis

  • K55.33

    Stage 3 necrotizing enterocolitis

  • K55.8

    Other vascular disorders of intestine

  • K55.9

    Vascular disorder of intestine, unspecified

  • K56

    Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia

  • K56.0

    Paralytic ileus

  • K56.1

    Intussusception

  • K56.2

    Volvulus

  • K56.3

    Gallstone ileus

  • K56.4

    Other impaction of intestine

  • K56.41

    Fecal impaction

  • K56.49

    Other impaction of intestine

  • K56.5

    Intestinal adhesions [bands] with obstruction (postinfection)

  • K56.50

    Intestinal adhesions [bands], unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction

  • K56.51

    Intestinal adhesions [bands], with partial obstruction

  • K56.52

    Intestinal adhesions [bands] with complete obstruction

  • K56.6

    Other and unspecified intestinal obstruction

  • K56.60

    Unspecified intestinal obstruction

  • K56.600

    Partial intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to cause

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