Ventral hernia
Non-billable header
K43 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes
- acquired hernia
- congenital [except diaphragmatic or hiatus] hernia
- recurrent hernia
- Note: Hernia with both gangrene and obstruction is classified to hernia with gangrene.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- 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)
More specific codes K43
- K43.0Incisional hernia with obstruction, without gangreneBillable
- K43.1Incisional hernia with gangreneBillable
- K43.2Incisional hernia without obstruction or gangreneBillable
- K43.3Parastomal hernia with obstruction, without gangreneBillable
- K43.4Parastomal hernia with gangreneBillable
- K43.5Parastomal hernia without obstruction or gangreneBillable
- K43.6Other and unspecified ventral hernia with obstruction, without gangreneBillable
- K43.7Other and unspecified ventral hernia with gangreneBillable
- K43.9Ventral hernia without obstruction or gangreneBillable