K45 — Other abdominal hernia
Not billable
Is K45 billable?
No — K45 is a non-billable header code. K45 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath K45.
K45 at a glance
| Code | K45 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other abdominal hernia |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Includes
Conditions classified to K45.
- abdominal hernia, specified site NEC
- lumbar hernia
- obturator hernia
- pudendal hernia
- retroperitoneal hernia
- sciatic hernia
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11
The conditions below are not part of K45, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K45 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- 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)
What codes fall under K45? (3)
How long has K45 existed?
K45 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.