K43.0
Incisional hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 8 never code together
K00-K95chapter
Excludes2
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 8
K43.0code
Inclusion terms
- Incisional hernia causing obstruction, without gangrene
- Incarcerated incisional hernia, without gangrene
- Irreducible incisional hernia, without gangrene
- Strangulated incisional hernia, without gangrene
K40-K46block
Notes
- Hernia with both gangrene and obstruction is classified to hernia with gangrene.
Includes
- acquired hernia
- congenital [except diaphragmatic or hiatus] hernia
- recurrent hernia
Index entries leading here 2
Alongside this code 8 same parent — K43
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 unsp ventral hernia with obstruction, w/o gangrene K43.7 Other and unspecified ventral hernia with gangrene K43.9 Ventral hernia without obstruction or gangrene
Additional references
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