K43.0 Incisional hernia with obstruction, without gangrene

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applicable to

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

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 393-395 in MDC 06.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 552.21 Incisional ventral hernia with obstruction

Code annotations containing back-references to K43.0

Back-references to K43

• Type 2 Excludes: K56.7 Ileus, unspecified ("intestinal obstruction with hernia (K40-K46)")

Diagnosis Index entries for K43.0

• Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) › incisional › with › obstruction
• Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) › ventral › incisional › with › obstruction
• Incision, incisional › hernia › with › obstruction

Nearby codes

• K43 Ventral hernia
• K43.0 Incisional hernia with obstruction, without gangrene (this code)
• 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