K46.9 Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Abdominal hernia NOS

Applies from K46 Unspecified abdominal hernia

Includes

• enterocele
• epiplocele
• hernia NOS
• interstitial hernia
• intestinal hernia
• intra-abdominal hernia

Excludes1 (never code together)

• vaginal enterocele (N81.5)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 553.29 Other ventral hernia without mention of obstruction or gangrene (approximate)
• 553.9 Hernia of unspecified site without mention of obstruction or gangrene (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to K46.9

Back-references to K46

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

Diagnosis Index entries for K46.9

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

Nearby codes

• K46 Unspecified abdominal hernia
• K46.0 Unspecified abdominal hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
• K46.1 Unspecified abdominal hernia with gangrene
• K46.9 Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene (this code)