K46.9

K46.9: Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K46.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or 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.

Abdominal hernia NOS

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K46.9

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on K46: Unspecified abdominal hernia

vaginal enterocele (N81.5)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

K46.9 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
A56658Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Hernia, hernial(acquired) (recurrent)
Hernia, hernial›abdomen, abdominal

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.