ICD-10-CM Codes
K00-K95 Diseases of the digestive system
K40-K46 Hernia
K45- Other abdominal hernia
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K45

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K45

Other abdominal hernia

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2018

2019

2020

2021

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

K45 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM K45 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K45 - other international versions of ICD-10 K45 may differ.

Includes

Includes Help

"Includes" further defines, or give examples of, the content of the code or category.

abdominal hernia, specified site NEC
lumbar hernia
obturator hernia
pudendal hernia
retroperitoneal hernia
sciatic hernia

The following code(s) above K45 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to K45:

K00-K95
2021 ICD-10-CM Range K00-K95
Diseases of the digestive system
Type 2 Excludes
- 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)
Diseases of the digestive system
K40-K46
2021 ICD-10-CM Range K40-K46
Hernia
Includes
- acquired hernia
- congenital [except diaphragmatic or hiatus] hernia
- recurrent hernia
Note
- Hernia with both gangrene and obstruction is classified to hernia with gangrene.
Hernia

Clinical Information

A pelvic hernia through the obturator foramen, a large aperture in the hip bone normally covered by a membrane. Obturator hernia can lead to intestinal incarceration and intestinal obstruction.

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to K45:

Applicable To: K45.1

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K45.1
Other specified abdominal hernia with gangrene
Applicable To
- Any condition listed under K45 specified as gangrenous

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K45

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

K43.9 Ventral hernia without obstruction or gangrene

K44 Diaphragmatic hernia

K44.0 Diaphragmatic hernia with obstruction, without gangrene

K44.1 Diaphragmatic hernia with gangrene

K44.9 Diaphragmatic hernia without obstruction or gangrene

K45 Other abdominal hernia

K45.0 Other specified abdominal hernia with obstruction, without gangrene

K45.1 Other specified abdominal hernia with gangrene

K45.8 Other specified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene

K46 Unspecified abdominal hernia

K46.0 Unspecified abdominal hernia with obstruction, without gangrene

K46.1 Unspecified abdominal hernia with gangrene

K46.9 Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene

K50 Crohn's disease [regional enteritis]

K50.0 Crohn's disease of small intestine

K50.00 …… without complications

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K45

Other abdominal hernia

Diseases of the digestive system

Hernia

Other specified abdominal hernia with gangrene