K43.7

Other and unspecified ventral hernia with gangrene

Billable / specific

K43.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Any condition listed under K43.6 specified as gangrenous

Includes (from K43)

  • 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) (from K43)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from K43)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from K43)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from K43)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from K43)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from K43)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from K43)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from K43)

Also known as

  • Any condition listed under K43.6 specified as gangrenous
  • Hernia, hernial, ventral, with gangrene

Parent code

  • K43Ventral herniaHeader

Related codes

  • 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
  • K43.9Ventral hernia without obstruction or gangreneBillable

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