K46.0
BillableUnsp abdominal hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
Unspecified abdominal hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Unspecified abdominal hernia causing obstruction
- Unspecified incarcerated abdominal hernia
- Unspecified irreducible abdominal hernia
- Unspecified strangulated abdominal hernia
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- acquired hernia
- congenital [except diaphragmatic or hiatus] hernia
- recurrent hernia
- enterocele
- epiplocele
- hernia NOS
- interstitial hernia
- intestinal hernia
- intra-abdominal hernia
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- vaginal enterocele (N81.5)
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
- Inguinal hernia with strangulation236024003
- Strangulated inguinal hernia236024003
- Richter inguinal hernia236025002
- Richter's inguinal hernia236025002
- Obstructed internal hernia236042008
- Strangulated internal hernia236043003
- Irreducible hernia of anterior abdominal wall414543001
- Irreducible ventral hernia414543001
- Obstructed hernia of anterior abdominal wall414923000
- Obstructed ventral hernia414923000
- Obstructed recurrent hernia of anterior abdominal wall415253006
- Recurrent hernia of anterior abdominal wall with obstruction415253006
- Recurrent obstructed hernia of anterior abdominal wall415253006
- Recurrent obstructed ventral hernia415253006
- Recurrent ventral hernia with obstruction415253006
- Strangulated hernia of anterior abdominal wall415594002
- Strangulated ventral hernia415594002
- Obstructed hernia of abdominal cavity1255037006
- Incarcerated intra-abdominal hernia1087291000119106
- Irreducible intra-abdominal hernia1087291000119106
UMLS
- Unsp abdominal hernia with obstruction, without gangreneC0267712
- Unspecified abdominal hernia with obstruction, without gangreneC0267712
- Unspecified abdominal hernia causing obstructionC2887743
- Unspecified incarcerated abdominal herniaC2887744
- Unspecified irreducible abdominal herniaC2887745
- Unspecified strangulated abdominal herniaC2887746
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K46.0?
ICD-10-CM code K46.0 represents "Unspecified abdominal hernia with obstruction, without gangrene". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K46.0 a billable code?
Yes, K46.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K46.0 in?
K46.0 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K46.0?
K46.0 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: vaginal enterocele (N81.5).
What SNOMED CT codes does K46.0 map to?
K46.0 maps to 10 SNOMED CT concepts: 1087291000119106, 236024003, 414543001, 1255037006, 414923000, and 5 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K46.0?
K46.0 is linked to 5 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0267712, C2887743, C2887744, C2887745, C2887746. 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.