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Diagnosis Code

K43.6 OTHER AND UNSP VENTRAL HERNIA WITH OBSTRUCTION, W/O GANGRENE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K43.6

Short Description: Other and unsp ventral hernia with obstruction, w/o gangrene

Long Description: Other and unspecified ventral hernia with obstruction, without gangrene

The code K43.6 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
    • Hernia (K40-K46)
      • Ventral hernia (K43)
        • K43.6 Other and unsp ventral hernia with obstruction, w/o gangrene

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Epigastric hernia
  • Epigastric hernia
  • Epigastric hernia
  • Irreducible epigastric hernia
  • Irreducible Spigelian hernia
  • Obstructed epigastric hernia
  • Obstructed Spigelian hernia
  • Spigelian hernia
  • Spigelian hernia
  • Strangulated epigastric hernia
  • Strangulated hernia of anterior abdominal wall

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code K43.6 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Mcc (393)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Cc (394)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (395)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code K43.6 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Epigastric hernia causing obstruction, without gangrene
    • Hypogastric hernia causing obstruction, without gangrene
    • Incarcerated epigastric hernia without gangrene
    • Incarcerated hypogastric hernia without gangrene
    • Incarcerated midline hernia without gangrene
    • Incarcerated spigelian hernia without gangrene
    • Incarcerated subxiphoid hernia without gangrene
    • Irreducible epigastric hernia without gangrene
    • Irreducible hypogastric hernia without gangrene
    • Irreducible midline hernia without gangrene
    • Irreducible spigelian hernia without gangrene
    • Irreducible subxiphoid hernia without gangrene
    • Midline hernia causing obstruction, without gangrene
    • Spigelian hernia causing obstruction, without gangrene
    • Strangulated epigastric hernia without gangrene
    • Strangulated hypogastric hernia without gangrene
    • Strangulated midline hernia without gangrene
    • Strangulated spigelian hernia without gangrene
    • Strangulated subxiphoid hernia without gangrene
    • Subxiphoid hernia causing obstruction, without gangrene

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K43.6 Right Arrow 552.20 Obstr ventral hernia NOS
552.29 Obstr ventral hernia NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
K43 Ventral hernia
K43.0 Incisional hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
K43.1 Incisional hernia with gangrene
K43.2 Incisional hernia without obstruction or gangrene
K43.3 Parastomal hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
K43.4 Parastomal hernia with gangrene
K43.5 Parastomal hernia without obstruction or gangrene
K43.7 Other and unspecified ventral hernia with gangrene
K43.9 Ventral hernia without obstruction or gangrene

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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