Diagnosis Code: 560.2

Short Description: Volvulus of intestine

Long Description: Volvulus

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
  • Other diseases of intestines and peritoneum (560-569)
    • 560 Intestinal obstruction without mention of hernia
      • 560.2 Volvulus of intestine

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 560.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Knot
  • intestinal, syndrome (volvulus) 560.2

• Knotting (of)
  • intestine 560.2

• Loop
  • intestine (see also Volvulus) 560.2

• Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
  • intestine (mechanical) (neurogenic) (paroxysmal) (postinfectional) (reflex) 560.9
    • volvulus 560.2

• Strangulation, strangulated 994.7
  • intestine (large) (small) 560.2
    • with hernia - see also Hernia, by site, with obstruction
      • gangrenous - see Hernia, by site, with gangrene
    • congenital (small) 751.1
      • large 751.2
  • mesentery 560.2
  • omentum 560.2

• Syndrome - see also Disease
  • intestinal
    • knot 560.2

• Torsion
  • bowel, colon, or intestine 560.2
  • mesentery 560.2
  • omentum 560.2

• Twist, twisted
  • bowel, colon, or intestine 560.2
  • mesentery 560.2
  • omentum 560.2

• Volvulus (bowel) (colon) (intestine) 560.2
  • with
    • hernia - see also Hernia, by site, with obstruction
      • gangrenous - see Hernia, by site, with gangrene
    • perforation 560.2
  • congenital 751.5
  • duodenum 537.3
  • fallopian tube 620.5
  • oviduct 620.5
  • stomach (due to absence of gastrocolic ligament) 537.89

Crosswalk Information

The code 560.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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