K45.1 Other specified abdominal 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 K45 specified as gangrenous

Applies from K45 Other abdominal hernia

Includes

• abdominal hernia, specified site NEC
• lumbar hernia
• obturator hernia
• pudendal hernia
• retroperitoneal hernia
• sciatic hernia

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 551.8 Hernia of other specified sites, with gangrene

Code annotations containing back-references to K45.1

Back-references to K45.1

• Type 1 Excludes: I96 Gangrene, not elsewhere classified ("gangrene in hernia (K40.1, K40.4, K41.1, K41.4, K42.1, K43.1-, K44.1, K45.1, K46.1)")

Back-references to K45

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

Diagnosis Index entries for K45.1

• Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) › abdomen, abdominal › specified site NEC › with › gangrene (and obstruction)

Nearby codes

• K45 Other abdominal hernia
• K45.0 Other specified abdominal hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
• K45.1 Other specified abdominal hernia with gangrene (this code)
• K45.8 Other specified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene