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Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)

Excludes 2:: 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)

Hernia (K40-K46)

Note:: Hernia with both gangrene and obstruction is classified to hernia with gangrene.

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

K40

Inguinal hernia [+]

Includes:

bubonocele
direct inguinal hernia
double inguinal hernia
indirect inguinal hernia
inguinal hernia NOS
oblique inguinal hernia
scrotal hernia

K40.0

Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene [+]
Inguinal hernia (bilateral) causing obstruction without gangrene
Incarcerated inguinal hernia (bilateral) without gangrene
Irreducible inguinal hernia (bilateral) without gangrene
Strangulated inguinal hernia (bilateral) without gangrene

K40.1

Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene [+]

K40.2

Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene [+]

K40.3

Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene [+]
Inguinal hernia (unilateral) causing obstruction without gangrene
Incarcerated inguinal hernia (unilateral) without gangrene
Irreducible inguinal hernia (unilateral) without gangrene
Strangulated inguinal hernia (unilateral) without gangrene

K40.4

Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene [+]

K40.9

Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene [+]

K41

Femoral hernia [+]

K41.0

Bilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene [+]
Femoral hernia (bilateral) causing obstruction, without gangrene
Incarcerated femoral hernia (bilateral), without gangrene
Irreducible femoral hernia (bilateral), without gangrene
Strangulated femoral hernia (bilateral), without gangrene

K41.1

Bilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene [+]

K41.2

Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene [+]

K41.3

Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene [+]
Femoral hernia (unilateral) causing obstruction, without gangrene
Incarcerated femoral hernia (unilateral), without gangrene
Irreducible femoral hernia (unilateral), without gangrene
Strangulated femoral hernia (unilateral), without gangrene

K41.4

Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene [+]

K41.9

Unilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene [+]

K42

Umbilical hernia [+]

Includes:	paraumbilical hernia
Excludes 1:	omphalocele (Q79.2)

K43

Ventral hernia [+]

K43.0

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

K43.1

Incisional hernia with gangrene
Gangrenous incisional hernia

K43.2

Incisional hernia without obstruction or gangrene
Incisional hernia NOS

K43.3

Parastomal hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
Incarcerated parastomal hernia, without gangrene
Irreducible parastomal hernia, without gangrene
Parastomal hernia causing obstruction, without gangrene
Strangulated parastomal hernia, without gangrene

K43.4

Parastomal hernia with gangrene
Gangrenous parastomal hernia

K43.5

Parastomal hernia without obstruction or gangrene
Parastomal hernia NOS

K43.6

Other and unspecified ventral hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
Epigastric hernia causing obstruction, without gangrene
Hypogastric hernia causing obstruction, without gangrene
Incarcerated epigastric hernia without gangrene
Incarcerated hypogastric hernia without gangrene
Incarcerated midline hernia without gangrene
Incarcerated spigelian hernia without gangrene
Incarcerated subxiphoid hernia without gangrene
Irreducible epigastric hernia without gangrene
Irreducible hypogastric hernia without gangrene
Irreducible midline hernia without gangrene
Irreducible spigelian hernia without gangrene
Irreducible subxiphoid hernia without gangrene
Midline hernia causing obstruction, without gangrene
Spigelian hernia causing obstruction, without gangrene
Strangulated epigastric hernia without gangrene
Strangulated hypogastric hernia without gangrene
Strangulated midline hernia without gangrene
Strangulated spigelian hernia without gangrene
Strangulated subxiphoid hernia without gangrene
Subxiphoid hernia causing obstruction, without gangrene

K43.7

Other and unspecified ventral hernia with gangrene
Any condition listed under K43.6 specified as gangrenous

K43.9

Ventral hernia without obstruction or gangrene
Epigastric hernia
Ventral hernia NOS

K44

Diaphragmatic hernia [+]

Includes:	hiatus hernia (esophageal) (sliding) paraesophageal hernia
Excludes 1:	congenital diaphragmatic hernia (Q79.0) congenital hiatus hernia (Q40.1)

K45

Other abdominal hernia [+]

Includes:

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

K46

Unspecified abdominal hernia [+]

Includes:	enterocele epiplocele hernia NOS interstitial hernia intestinal hernia intra-abdominal hernia
Excludes 1:	vaginal enterocele (N81.5)