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ICD-10-CM Code for Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene K46.9

ICD-10 code K46.9 for Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene
Abdominal hernia NOS

K46

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

Excludes1: vaginal enterocele (N81.5)

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