K43.7 Other and unspecified ventral hernia with gangrene

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

Applicable to

• Any condition listed under K43.6 specified as gangrenous

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 551.20 Ventral hernia, unspecified, with gangrene (approximate)
• 551.29 Other ventral hernia with gangrene (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to K43.7

Back-references to K43

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

Diagnosis Index entries for K43.7

• Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) › ventral › with › gangrene (and obstruction)
• Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) › ventral › specified NEC › with › gangrene (and obstruction)

Nearby codes

• 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
• K43.6 Other and unspecified ventral hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
• K43.7 Other and unspecified ventral hernia with gangrene (this code)
• K43.9 Ventral hernia without obstruction or gangrene