Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 560.30
Impaction of intestine, unspecified
  • Short description: Impaction intestine NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 560.30 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 560.30 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 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 560.30.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 560.30: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 560.30 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K56.49 Other impaction of intestine
Approximate Synonyms
  • Impaction of intestine
  • Intestinal impaction
Applies To
  • Impaction of colon
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 560.30:
  • Impaction, impacted
    • bowel, colon, rectum 560.30
      • with hernia - see also Hernia, by site, with, obstruction
        • gangrenous - see Hernia, by site, with gangrene
      • by
      • fecal 560.32
      • specified type NEC 560.32
    • intestine(s) 560.30
      • with hernia - see also Hernia, by site, with obstruction
        • gangrenous - see Hernia, by site, with gangrene
      • by
      • fecal 560.32
      • specified type NEC 560.32
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