K45.0

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

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K45.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified abdominal hernia with obstruction, without gangrene. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Other specified abdominal hernia causing obstruction
Other specified incarcerated abdominal hernia
Other specified irreducible abdominal hernia
Other specified strangulated abdominal hernia

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

K45.0 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
A57063Billing and Coding: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Hernia, hernial›abdomen, abdominal›specified site NEC›with›obstruction

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.