K91.3 ICD-10-CM Code: Postprocedural intestinal obstruction
K91.3 is the authoritative medical code for Postprocedural intestinal obstruction. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for postprocedural intestinal obstruction (ICD-10-CM K91.3), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with current federal coding standards.
Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.
Code Set: Valid FY2026 and FY2027. FY2026 took effect October 1, 2025.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for K91.3 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- complications of artificial opening of digestive system (K94.-)
- complications of bariatric procedures (K95.-)
- gastrojejunal ulcer (K28.-)
- postprocedural (radiation) retroperitoneal abscess (K68.11)
- radiation colitis (K52.0)
- radiation gastroenteritis (K52.0)
- radiation proctitis (K62.7)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can K91.3 be billed directly?
No. K91.3 (Postprocedural intestinal obstruction) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.
Can K91.3 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes2 instructions, K91.3 and the following are not considered part of each other and may both be reported when both conditions are present: complications of artificial opening of digestive system (K94.-); complications of bariatric procedures (K95.-); gastrojejunal ulcer (K28.-); postprocedural (radiation) retroperitoneal abscess (K68.11).
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to K91.3 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- K91 — Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive system, not elsewhere classified
- K91.0 — Vomiting following gastrointestinal surgery
- K91.1 — Postgastric surgery syndromes
- K91.2 — Postsurgical malabsorption, not elsewhere classified
- K91.30 — Postprocedural intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to partial versus complete
- K91.31 — Postprocedural partial intestinal obstruction
- K91.32 — Postprocedural complete intestinal obstruction
- K91.5 — Postcholecystectomy syndrome
- K91.6 — Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating a procedure
- K91.61 — Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating a digestive system procedure