K55.06
Acute infarction of intestine, part unspecified
K55.06 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for acute infarction of intestine, part unspecified. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are K55.061 Focal (segmental) acute infarction of intestine, part unspecified; K55.062 Diffuse acute infarction of intestine, part unspecified and K55.069 Acute infarction of intestine, part and extent unspecified. Its coding notes include 1 Excludes1 entry and 9 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
- 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)
Inclusion terms
Conditions classified to this code.
- Acute intestinal infarction
- Gangrene of intestine
- Necrosis of intestine