K45.1
K45.1: Other specified abdominal hernia with gangrene
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
K45.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified abdominal hernia with gangrene. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check K45.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Any condition listed under K45 specified as gangrenous
Other codes that can never be billed with K45.1
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- I96Gangrene, not elsewhere classified
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
K45.1 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Hernia, hernial›abdomen, abdominal›specified site NEC›with›gangrene(and obstruction)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.