ICD-10-CM · Chapter 11 · K00–K95
K43.9
Ventral hernia without obstruction or gangrene
Diseases of the digestive system
Quick facts
- Code
- K43.9
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 11 — Diseases of the digestive system
- Category
- K43 — Ventral hernia
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM K43.9 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of ventral hernia without obstruction or gangrene. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in K43
- K43Ventral hernia
- K43.0Incisional hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
- K43.1Incisional hernia with gangrene
- K43.2Incisional hernia without obstruction or gangrene
- K43.3Parastomal hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
- K43.4Parastomal hernia with gangrene
- K43.5Parastomal hernia without obstruction or gangrene
- K43.6Other and unspecified ventral hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
- K43.7Other and unspecified ventral hernia with gangrene
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