Section K40-K46Hernia

Hernia with both gangrene and obstruction is classified to hernia with gangrene.

Includes:

  • acquired hernia
  • congenital [except diaphragmatic or hiatus] hernia
  • recurrent hernia
  1. K43 Ventral hernia

    1. K43.0 Incisional hernia with obstruction, without gangrene

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Incisional hernia causing obstruction, without gangrene
      • Incarcerated incisional hernia, without gangrene
      • Irreducible incisional hernia, without gangrene
      • Strangulated incisional hernia, without gangrene
    2. K43.1 Incisional hernia with gangrene

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Gangrenous incisional hernia
    3. K43.2 Incisional hernia without obstruction or gangrene

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Incisional hernia NOS
    4. K43.3 Parastomal hernia with obstruction, without gangrene

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Incarcerated parastomal hernia, without gangrene
      • Irreducible parastomal hernia, without gangrene
      • Parastomal hernia causing obstruction, without gangrene
      • Strangulated parastomal hernia, without gangrene
    5. K43.4 Parastomal hernia with gangrene

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Gangrenous parastomal hernia
    6. K43.5 Parastomal hernia without obstruction or gangrene

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Parastomal hernia NOS
    7. K43.6 Other and unspecified ventral hernia with obstruction, without gangrene

      Inclusion term(s):

      • 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
    8. K43.7 Other and unspecified ventral hernia with gangrene

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Any condition listed under K43.6 specified as gangrenous
    9. K43.9 Ventral hernia without obstruction or gangrene

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Epigastric hernia
      • Ventral hernia NOS
Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.