K46.0 UNSP ABDOMINAL HERNIA WITH OBSTRUCTION, WITHOUT GANGRENE

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: K46.0
  • Short Description: Unsp abdominal hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
  • Long Description: Unspecified abdominal hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code K46.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Incarcerated intra-abdominal hernia
  • Irreducible hernia of anterior abdominal wall
  • Obstructed hernia of abdominal cavity
  • Obstructed hernia of anterior abdominal wall
  • Obstructed internal hernia
  • Obstructed recurrent hernia of anterior abdominal wall
  • Richter's inguinal hernia
  • Strangulated hernia of anterior abdominal wall
  • Strangulated inguinal hernia
  • Strangulated internal hernia

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code K46.0 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V42.0

  1. Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Mcc (393)
  2. Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Cc (394)
  3. Other Digestive System Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (395)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code K46.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Unspecified abdominal hernia causing obstruction
    • Unspecified incarcerated abdominal hernia
    • Unspecified irreducible abdominal hernia
    • Unspecified strangulated abdominal hernia

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K46.0 Right Arrow 552.9 Hernia, site NOS w obstr
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
K46 Unspecified abdominal hernia
K46.1 Unspecified abdominal hernia with gangrene
K46.9 Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene
This page was last updated on: 10/1/2024
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