K46

Non-Billable

ChapterK00–K95

Rankcategory

Official Description

Unspecified abdominal hernia

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K95).

CH11 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

K40-K46 Parent Instructions

Includes

acquired hernia
congenital [except diaphragmatic or hiatus] hernia
recurrent hernia

Instructional Notes

Includes

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

Excludes1(Not coded here)

vaginal enterocele (N81.5)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH11Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)

K40-K46Hernia (K40-K46)

K46Unspecified abdominal hernia

K46.0Unspecified abdominal hernia with obstruction, without gangrene

K46.1Unspecified abdominal hernia with gangrene

K46.9Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to K46:

blockK40-K46

Hernia (K40-K46)

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chapterCH11

Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to K46. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

10 raw paths

Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)4 unique routes

Direct index entry→K46

abdomen, abdominal→K46(3 variants)

with(2 variants)

gangrene (and obstruction)→K46

obstruction→K46

Incarceration, incarcerated6 unique routes

enterocele→K46(2 variants)

gangrenous→K46

epiplocele→K46(2 variants)

gangrenous→K46