K43.6

Billable

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

Other and unspecified ventral hernia with obstruction, without gangrene

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

K40-K46

Parent Code

K43

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • 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

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • acquired hernia
  • congenital [except diaphragmatic or hiatus] hernia
  • recurrent hernia

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code K43.6?

ICD-10-CM code K43.6 represents "Other and unspecified ventral hernia with obstruction, without gangrene". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is K43.6 a billable code?

Yes, K43.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is K43.6 in?

K43.6 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).

What SNOMED CT codes does K43.6 map to?

K43.6 maps to 8 SNOMED CT concepts: 289260002, 196885001, 196890003, 196957002, 196956006, and 3 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for K43.6?

K43.6 is linked to 21 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C3264422, C3264423, C3264424, C3264425, C3264426, and 16 more. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.