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Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 560.89
Other specified intestinal obstruction
  • Short description: INTESTINAL OBSTRUCT NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 560.89 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 560.89 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 560.89.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 560.89: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 560.89 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K56.69 Other intestinal obstruction
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acute intestinal pseudo-obstruction
  • Acute pseudo-obstruction of small intestine
  • Anastomotic stricture of large intestine
  • Anastomotic stricture of small intestine
  • Bolus obstruction of intestine
  • Entrapment of intestine in abdominal adhesions
  • Entrapment of intestine in broad ligament
  • Entrapment of intestine in cecocolic fold
  • Entrapment of intestine in epiploic foramen
  • Entrapment of intestine in gastrosplenic ligament
  • Inspissated stool syndrome
  • Intestinal mural thickening w obstruction
  • Intestinal mural thickening with obstruction
  • Left sided colitis w intestinal obstruction
  • Left sided colitis with intestinal obstruction
  • Mural thickening of intestine causing obstruction
  • Ogilivies syndrome
  • Ogilvies syndrome
  • Primary chronic pseudo-obstruction of colon
  • Recurrent intestinal obstruction
560.89 Excludes
  • ischemic stricture of intestine (557.1)
Applies To
  • Acute pseudo-obstruction of intestine
  • Mural thickening causing obstruction
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 560.89:
  • Dilatation
    • colon 564.7
      • congenital 751.3
      • due to mechanical obstruction 560.89
      • psychogenic 306.4
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
    • colon (see also Obstruction, intestine) 560.9
      • sympathicotonic 560.89
    • intestine (mechanical) (neurogenic) (paroxysmal) (postinfectional) (reflex) 560.9
      • with
        • adhesions (intestinal) (peritoneal) 560.81
        • hernia - see also Hernia, by site, with obstruction
          • gangrenous - see Hernia, by site, with gangrene
      • adynamic (see also Ileus) 560.1
      • by gallstone 560.31
      • congenital or infantile (small) 751.1
      • due to
        • Ascaris lumbricoides 127.0
        • mural thickening 560.89
        • procedure 997.4
          • involving urinary tract 997.5
      • impaction 560.39
      • infantile - see Obstruction, intestine, congenital
      • newborn
      • specified cause NEC 560.89
      • transitory, newborn 777.4
      • volvulus 560.2
  • Ogilvie's syndrome (sympathicotonic colon obstruction) 560.89
  • Pseudo-obstruction
    • intestine (chronic) (idiopathic) (intermittent secondary) (primary) 564.89
      • acute 560.89
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Ogilvie's (sympathicotonic colon obstruction) 560.89
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