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K43.6 - Other and unspecified ventral hernia with obstruction, without gangrene


The ICD 10 Code for Other and unspecified ventral hernia with obstruction, without gangrene is listed as K43.6.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: K43.6
Description: Other and unspecified ventral hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
  • 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
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
393 - Other Digestive System Diagnoses W Mcc
394 - Other Digestive System Diagnoses W Cc
395 - Other Digestive System Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc
793 - Full Term Neonate W Major Problems
Chapter Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
Block Hernia (K40-K46)
Parent K43 - Ventral hernia
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 552.20 - Ventral, unspecified, hernia with obstruction (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 552.29 - Other ventral hernia with obstruction (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of K43.6:
K43.0 - Incisional hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
K43.1 - Incisional hernia with gangrene
K43.2 - Incisional hernia without obstruction or gangrene
K43.3 - Parastomal hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
K43.4 - Parastomal hernia with gangrene
K43.5 - Parastomal hernia without obstruction or gangrene
K43.7 - Other and unspecified ventral hernia with gangrene
K43.9 - Ventral hernia without obstruction or gangrene