ICD-10-CM K43: Ventral hernia

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for K43

Ventral hernia

Coding Notes & Guidelines for K43

Inclusion Terms
  • Incisional hernia causing obstruction, without gangrene
  • Incarcerated incisional hernia, without gangrene
  • Irreducible incisional hernia, without gangrene
  • Strangulated incisional hernia, without gangrene
Inclusion Terms

Gangrenous incisional hernia

Inclusion Terms

Incisional hernia NOS

Inclusion Terms
  • Incarcerated parastomal hernia, without gangrene
  • Irreducible parastomal hernia, without gangrene
  • Parastomal hernia causing obstruction, without gangrene
  • Strangulated parastomal hernia, without gangrene
Inclusion Terms

Gangrenous parastomal hernia

Inclusion Terms

Parastomal hernia NOS

Inclusion Terms
  • 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
Inclusion Terms

Any condition listed under K43.6 specified as gangrenous

Inclusion Terms
  • Epigastric hernia
  • Ventral hernia NOS

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for K43):

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

About ICD-10-CM Code K43 (Ventral hernia)

ICD-10-CM code K43 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM K43 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about K43 - Ventral hernia. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Ventral hernia.