K43.6
BillableOther and unsp ventral hernia with obstruction, w/o gangrene
Other and unspecified ventral hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
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
SNOMED CT
- Epigastric hernia with obstruction196885001
- Obstructed epigastric hernia196885001
- Incarcerated epigastric hernia196890003
- Irreducible epigastric hernia196890003
- Obstructed Spigelian hernia196956006
- Irreducible Spigelian hernia196957002
- Strangulated epigastric hernia236036009
- Epigastric hernia289260002
- Fatty hernia of linea alba289260002
- Spigelian hernia290187002
- Strangulated hernia of anterior abdominal wall415594002
- Strangulated ventral hernia415594002
UMLS
- Epigastric hernia causing obstruction, without gangreneC3264422
- Hypogastric hernia causing obstruction, without gangreneC3264423
- Incarcerated epigastric hernia without gangreneC3264424
- Incarcerated hypogastric hernia without gangreneC3264425
- Incarcerated midline hernia without gangreneC3264426
- Incarcerated spigelian hernia without gangreneC3264427
- Incarcerated subxiphoid hernia without gangreneC3264428
- Irreducible epigastric hernia without gangreneC3264429
- Irreducible hypogastric hernia without gangreneC3264430
- Irreducible midline hernia without gangreneC3264431
- Irreducible spigelian hernia without gangreneC3264432
- Irreducible subxiphoid hernia without gangreneC3264433
- Midline hernia causing obstruction, without gangreneC3264434
- Other and unsp ventral hernia with obstruction, w/o gangreneC3264442
- Other and unspecified ventral hernia with obstruction, without gangreneC3264442
- Spigelian hernia causing obstruction, without gangreneC3264435
- Strangulated epigastric hernia without gangreneC3264436
- Strangulated hypogastric hernia without gangreneC3264437
- Strangulated midline hernia without gangreneC3264438
- Strangulated spigelian hernia without gangreneC3264439
- Strangulated subxiphoid hernia without gangreneC3264440
- Subxiphoid hernia causing obstruction, without gangreneC3264441
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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