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ICD-10-CM Code K46
Unspecified abdominal hernia

NON-BILLABLE
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code K46 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of K46 that describes the diagnosis 'unspecified abdominal hernia' in more detail.


The ICD code K46 is used to code Simple hernia

a hernia is the exit of an organ, such as the bowel, through the wall of the cavity in which it normally resides. hernias come in a number of different types. most commonly they involve the abdomen, specifically the groin. groin hernias are most commonly of the inguinal type but may also be femoral. other hernias include hiatal, incisional, and umbilical hernias. for groin hernias symptoms are present in about 66% of people. this may include pain or discomfort especially with coughing, exercise, or going to the toilet. often it gets worse throughout the day and improves when lying down. a bulging area may occur that becomes larger when bearing down. groin hernias occur more often on the right than left side. the main concern is strangulation, were the blood supply to part of the bowel is blocked. this usually produces severe pain and tenderness of the area. hiatus hernias often result in heartburn but may also cause chest pain or pain with eating.

MeSH Codes: D006547, D006547, D006547, D006547, D006547, D006547, D006547, D006547,
ICD 9 Codes: 550, 551, 552, 553, 550, 551, 552, 553, 553.9
Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for K46 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section.
Enterocele
Epiplocele
Hernia NOS
Interstitial hernia
Intestinal hernia
Intra-abdominal hernia
Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here."
Vaginal enterocele - instead, use code N81.5

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'K46 - Unspecified abdominal hernia'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code K46. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.


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