ICD-10 Code for Strangulation

The ICD-10-CM 2027 alphabetic index lists strangulation, strangulated with the subterms below. More specific codes depend on the details documented, as listed in the official index (5 codes, 4 billable).

Index entries for Strangulation

appendix – K38.8
bladder-neck – N32.0
bowel or colon – K56.2
food or foreign body – see Foreign body, by site
hemorrhoids – see Hemorrhoids, with complication
hernia – see also Hernia, by site, with obstruction
- with gangrene – see Hernia, by site, with gangrene
intestine (large) (small) – K56.2
- with hernia – see also Hernia, by site, with obstruction
  - with gangrene – see Hernia, by site, with gangrene
mesentery – K56.2
mucus – see Asphyxia, mucus
omentum – K56.2
organ or site, congenital NEC – see Atresia, by site
ovary – see Torsion, ovary
penis – N48.89
- foreign body – T19.4 (header)
rupture – see Hernia, by site, with obstruction
stomach due to hernia – see also Hernia, by site, with obstruction
- with gangrene – see Hernia, by site, with gangrene
vesicourethral orifice – N32.0

How to choose the right code

Start with the main term, then pick the indented subterm that matches the documentation (type, cause, site, laterality, episode of care). Always confirm the code in the tabular list: follow its Excludes1/Excludes2, “code first” and “use additional code” notes, and add a 7th character where required.

Source: CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 alphabetic index.