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ICD-10 diagnosis code

K43.6 Other and unspecified ventral hernia with obstruction without gangrene

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K43.6 is the ICD-10 code for Other and unspecified ventral hernia with obstruction without gangrene. It is a four-character subcategory of K43 (Ventral hernia), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block K40–K46 (Hernia) in Chapter XI, Diseases of the digestive system.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XI · K00–K93
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What K43.6 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Hernia:
    • epigastric
    • hypogastric
    • midline
    • spigelian
    • subxiphoid
  • Any condition listed under K43.6
    • causing obstruction without gangrene
    • incarcerated without gangrene
    • irreducible without gangrene
    • strangulated without gangrene

K43.6 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

K43.6Annat och ospecificerat inklämt främre bukväggsbråck utan gangrän

  • K43.6AAnnat och ospecificerat inklämt främre bukväggsbråck utan gangrän, primärbråck
  • K43.6BAnnat och ospecificerat inklämt främre bukväggsbråck utan gangrän, recidivbråck
NorwayICD-10-NO

K43.6Annet eller uspesifisert ventralt brokk med obstruksjon, uten gangren

  • K43.60Primært annet eller uspesifisert ventralt brokk med obstruksjon, uten gangren
  • K43.61Residiverende annet eller uspesifisert ventralt brokk med obstruksjon, uten gangren
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DK436Andet ventralhernie med ileus uden gangræn

  • DK436AInkarcereret ventralhernie uden gangræn
  • DK436BIrreponibelt ventralhernie uden gangræn
FinlandICD-10-FI

K43.6Muu määrittämätön kureutunut vatsanpeitteiden tyrä ilman kuoliota

GermanyICD-10-GM

K43.6Sonstige und nicht näher bezeichnete Hernia ventralis mit Einklemmung, ohne Gangrän

  • K43.60Epigastrische Hernie mit Einklemmung, ohne Gangrän
  • K43.68Sonstige Hernia ventralis mit Einklemmung, ohne Gangrän
  • K43.69Nicht näher bezeichnete Hernia ventralis mit Einklemmung, ohne Gangrän
FranceICD-10-FR

K43.6Hernie de la paroi abdominale antérieure autre et non précisée, avec occlusion, sans

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

K43.6overige en niet-gespecificeerde hernia ventralis met obstructie, zonder

United StatesICD-10-CM

K43.6Other and unspecified ventral hernia with obstruction, without gangrene

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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