Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for stool burden includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Stool Burden
Use ICD-10 code K56.41 for fecal impaction, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Incomplete defecation
Use alongside K59.0 if incomplete evacuation is documented.
The ICD-10 code for stool burden with obstruction is K56.41, which indicates fecal impaction causing complete obstruction.
Slow transit constipation is coded as K59.01 in ICD-10, requiring documentation of delayed colonic motility or specific imaging scores.