K91 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive system, not elsewhere classified

Category / Non-billable header 31 subcodes

Block: Other diseases of the digestive system (K90-K95)

Excludes 2 (not included here)

  • 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)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
K91..0 Vomiting following gastrointestinal surgery Yes
K91..1 Postgastric surgery syndromes Yes
K91..2 Postsurgical malabsorption, not elsewhere classified Yes
K91..3 Postprocedural intestinal obstruction No
K91..30 Postprocedural intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to partial versus complete Yes
K91..31 Postprocedural partial intestinal obstruction Yes
K91..32 Postprocedural complete intestinal obstruction Yes
K91..5 Postcholecystectomy syndrome Yes
K91..6 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating a procedure No
K91..61 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating a digestive system procedure Yes
K91..62 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating other procedure Yes
K91..7 Accidental puncture and laceration of a digestive system organ or structure during a procedure No
K91..71 Accidental puncture and laceration of a digestive system organ or structure during a digestive system procedure Yes
K91..72 Accidental puncture and laceration of a digestive system organ or structure during other procedure Yes
K91..8 Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive system No
K91..81 Other intraoperative complications of digestive system Yes
K91..82 Postprocedural hepatic failure Yes
K91..83 Postprocedural hepatorenal syndrome Yes
K91..84 Postprocedural hemorrhage of a digestive system organ or structure following a procedure No
K91..840 Postprocedural hemorrhage of a digestive system organ or structure following a digestive system procedure Yes
K91..841 Postprocedural hemorrhage of a digestive system organ or structure following other procedure Yes
K91..85 Complications of intestinal pouch No
K91..850 Pouchitis Yes
K91..858 Other complications of intestinal pouch Yes
K91..86 Retained cholelithiasis following cholecystectomy Yes
K91..87 Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a digestive system organ or structure following a procedure No
K91..870 Postprocedural hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure following a digestive system procedure Yes
K91..871 Postprocedural hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure following other procedure Yes
K91..872 Postprocedural seroma of a digestive system organ or structure following a digestive system procedure Yes
K91..873 Postprocedural seroma of a digestive system organ or structure following other procedure Yes
K91..89 Other postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive system Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026