K43.9
BillableVentral hernia without obstruction or gangrene
Ventral hernia without obstruction or gangrene
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Epigastric hernia
- Ventral hernia NOS
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 hernia289260002
- Fatty hernia of linea alba289260002
- Spigelian hernia290187002
- Hernia of anterior abdominal wall414396006
- Ventral hernia414396006
- Recurrent hernia of anterior abdominal wall415251008
- Recurrent ventral hernia415251008
- Spigelian hernia with cryptorchidism syndrome773623000
- Rupture of hernia of abdominal wall784429009
- Recurrent epigastric hernia1343668000
- Recurrent spigelian hernia1343714003
UMLS
- Epigastric HerniaC0019287
- Epigastric herniaC0019287
- Epigastric hernia (disorder)C0019287
- Fatty hernia of linea albaC0019287
- epigastric herniaC0019287
- epigastric herniasC0019287
- hernia epigastricC0019287
- Hernia of anterior abdominal wallC0019326
- Hernia of anterior abdominal wall (disorder)C0019326
- Hernia, VentralC0019326
- Hernias, VentralC0019326
- Ventral HerniaC0019326
- Ventral HerniasC0019326
- Ventral herniaC0019326
- Ventral hernia NOSC0019326
- abdominal hernia wallC0019326
- abdominal hernias wallC0019326
- abdominal wall herniaC0019326
- hernia abdominal wallC0019326
- hernia ventralC0019326
- ventral herniaC0019326
- ventral herniasC0019326
- Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangreneC0267710
- Ventral hernia without obstruction or gangreneC0267710
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K43.9?
ICD-10-CM code K43.9 represents "Ventral hernia without obstruction or gangrene". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K43.9 a billable code?
Yes, K43.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K43.9 in?
K43.9 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What SNOMED CT codes does K43.9 map to?
K43.9 maps to 8 SNOMED CT concepts: 289260002, 414396006, 1343668000, 415251008, 1343714003, and 3 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K43.9?
K43.9 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0019287, C0019326, C0267710. 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.