ICD-10-CM 2027
ICD-10 code for strangulation
Choose a code from the options below based on the documentation.
From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Strangulation, strangulated”. Page updated September 29, 2026.
About coding strangulation
The official ICD-10-CM index doesn't give a single default code for strangulation; the code depends on the details below.
More specific strangulation codes (official index)
- appendix K38.8 — Other specified diseases of appendix
- bladder-neck N32.0 — Bladder-neck obstruction
- bowel or colon K56.2 — Volvulus
- food or foreign body
- hemorrhoids
- hernia
- with gangrene
- intestine (large) (small) K56.2 — Volvulus
- with hernia
- with gangrene
- mesentery K56.2 — Volvulus
- mucus
- omentum K56.2 — Volvulus
- organ or site, congenital NEC
- ovary
- penis N48.89 — Other specified disorders of penis
- foreign body T19.4 — Foreign body in penis
- rupture
- stomach due to hernia
- with gangrene
- vesicourethral orifice N32.0 — Bladder-neck obstruction
Common questions about strangulation ICD-10 codes
What is the ICD-10 code for appendix strangulation?
- K38.8 — Other specified diseases of appendix.
What is the ICD-10 code for bladder-neck strangulation?
- N32.0 — Bladder-neck obstruction.
What is the ICD-10 code for bowel or colon strangulation?
- K56.2 — Volvulus.
What is the ICD-10 code for intestine strangulation?
- K56.2 — Volvulus.
What is the ICD-10 code for mesentery strangulation?
- K56.2 — Volvulus.
What is the ICD-10 code for omentum strangulation?
- K56.2 — Volvulus.
What is the ICD-10 code for penis strangulation?
- N48.89 — Other specified disorders of penis.