ICD-10-CM Codes Browse (Tabular) Diagnostic External Drug Neoplasm

K43.9 – Ventral hernia without obstruction or gangrene

Coding Notes

Active

Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Applicable To

Epigastric hernia

Ventral hernia NOS

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

553.20

Fs: 10000 – Ventral, unspecified, hernia without mention of obstruction or gangrene

553.29

Fs: 10000 – Other ventral hernia without mention of obstruction or gangrene

MDC / MS-DRG Reference

DRG 393

OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC

DRG 394

OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC

DRG 395

OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITHOUT CC/MCC

Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) K46.9

epigastric See also Hernia, ventral K43.9

ventral K43.9

specified NEC K43.9

Sibling Codes

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

K43.6

Other and unspecified ventral hernia with obstruction, without gangrene

K43.7

Other and unspecified ventral hernia with gangrene

Parent Sibling Codes

K40

Inguinal hernia

K41

K42

Umbilical hernia

K43

K44

Diaphragmatic hernia

K45

Other abdominal hernia

K46

Unspecified abdominal hernia

View in Tabular

Code	Title
K00-K95	Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
K40-K46	Hernia (K40-K46)
K43	Ventral hernia
K43.9	Ventral hernia without obstruction or gangrene Applicable to Epigastric hernia Ventral hernia NOS