Unspecified abdominal hernia (K46)

ICD-10 Index
- Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K93)
  - Hernia (K40-K46)
    - - K46 - Unspecified abdominal hernia NON-BILLABLE CODE
      - K46.0 - Unsp abdominal hernia with obstruction, without gangrene BILLABLE CODE
      - K46.1 - Unspecified abdominal hernia with gangrene BILLABLE CODE
      - K46.9 - Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene BILLABLE CODE

Instructional Notations

Includes Includes
This note appears immediately under a three character code title to further define, or give examples of, the content of the category.

enterocele
epiplocele
hernia NOS
interstitial hernia
intestinal hernia
intra-abdominal hernia

Type 1 Excludes Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

vaginal enterocele N81.5