ICD-10-CM Codes
K00-K95
K40-K46
K43-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K43.7

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K43.7

Other and unspecified ventral hernia with gangrene

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Billable/Specific Code

K43.7 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM K43.7 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K43.7 - other international versions of ICD-10 K43.7 may differ.

Applicable To

Any condition listed under
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K43.6
Other and unspecified ventral hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
Applicable To
- Epigastric hernia causing obstruction, without gangrene
- Hypogastric hernia causing obstruction, without gangrene
- Incarcerated epigastric hernia without gangrene
- Incarcerated hypogastric hernia without gangrene
- Incarcerated midline hernia without gangrene
- Incarcerated spigelian hernia without gangrene
- Incarcerated subxiphoid hernia without gangrene
- Irreducible epigastric hernia without gangrene
- Irreducible hypogastric hernia without gangrene
- Irreducible midline hernia without gangrene
- Irreducible spigelian hernia without gangrene
- Irreducible subxiphoid hernia without gangrene
- Midline hernia causing obstruction, without gangrene
- Spigelian hernia causing obstruction, without gangrene
- Strangulated epigastric hernia without gangrene
- Strangulated hypogastric hernia without gangrene
- Strangulated midline hernia without gangrene
- Strangulated spigelian hernia without gangrene
- Strangulated subxiphoid hernia without gangrene
- Subxiphoid hernia causing obstruction, without gangrene
K43.6
specified as gangrenous

The following code(s) above K43.7 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 K43.7:

K00-K95
2023 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
2023 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

Approximate Synonyms

Epigastric hernia with gangrene
Gangrenous hypogastric hernia
Gangrenous midline hernia
Hernia of anterior abdominal wall with gangrene
Hypogastric hernia with gangrene
Midline hernia with gangrene
Spigelian hernia with gangrene
Ventral hernia with gangrene

ICD-10-CM K43.7 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

393 Other digestive system diagnoses with mcc
394 Other digestive system diagnoses with cc
395 Other digestive system diagnoses without cc/mcc
791 Prematurity with major problems
793 Full term neonate with major problems

Convert K43.7 to ICD-9-CM

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
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K43.7:

Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) K46.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K46.9
Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene
Applicable To
Abdominal hernia NOS
- ventral K43.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K43.9
  Ventral hernia without obstruction or gangrene
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Epigastric hernia
  Ventral hernia NOS
  - with
    - gangrene K43.7 (and obstruction)
  - specified NEC K43.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K43.9
    Ventral hernia without obstruction or gangrene
    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    Epigastric hernia
    Ventral hernia NOS
    - with
      - gangrene K43.7 (and obstruction)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K43.7

K42.1 Umbilical hernia with gangrene

K42.9 Umbilical hernia without obstruction or gangrene

K43 Ventral hernia

K43.0 Incisional hernia with obstruction, without gangrene

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 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

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

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K43.7

Other and unspecified ventral hernia with gangrene

Other and unspecified ventral hernia with obstruction, without gangrene

Diseases of the digestive system

Hernia

Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene

Ventral hernia without obstruction or gangrene

Ventral hernia without obstruction or gangrene