Diagnosis Code: 537.3

Short Description: Duodenal obstruction NEC

Long Description: Other obstruction of duodenum

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
  • Diseases of esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (530-539)
    • 537 Other disorders of stomach and duodenum
      • 537.3 Duodenal obstruction NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

• Acquired megaduodenum
• Congestive duodenopathy
• Duodenal anastomotic stricture
• Duodenal papillary stenosis
• Duodenal scar
• Megaduodenum
• Obstruction of duodenum
• Stenosis of duodenum
• Stricture of duodenum
• Volvulus of duodenum

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 537.3 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Adhesion(s), adhesive (postinfectional) (postoperative)
  • duodenum (see also Adhesions, peritoneum) 568.0
    • with obstruction 537.3
  • peritoneum, peritoneal (fibrous) (postoperative) 568.0
    • with obstruction (intestinal) 560.81
      • duodenum 537.3

• Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) 709.2
  • duodenum (bulb) 537.3

• Compression
  • duodenum (external) (see also Obstruction, duodenum) 537.3

• Congestion, congestive
  • duodenum 537.3

• Constriction
  • duodenum 537.3

• Lesion(s)
  • duodenum 537.89
    • with obstruction 537.3

• Megaduodenum 537.3

• Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
  • duodenum 537.3
    • congenital 751.1
    • due to
      • compression NEC 537.3
      • cyst 537.3
      • intrinsic lesion or disease NEC 537.3
      • scarring 537.3
      • torsion 537.3
      • ulcer 532.91
      • volvulus 537.3

• Scar, scarring (see also Cicatrix) 709.2
  • duodenal (bulb) (cap) 537.3

• Stenosis (cicatricial) - see also Stricture
  • duodenum 537.3
    • congenital 751.1

• Stricture (see also Stenosis) 799.89
  • duodenum 537.3
    • congenital 751.1

• Torsion
  • duodenum 537.3

• Volvulus (bowel) (colon) (intestine) 560.2
  • duodenum 537.3

Crosswalk Information

The code 537.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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