K46.1 ICD-10-CA code: Unspecified abdominal hernia with gangrene
K46.1 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Unspecified abdominal hernia with gangrene” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
K46.1Unspecified abdominal hernia with gangrene
Short description: Unspec abdo hernia with gangrene
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written K461
Index terms
Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to K46.1. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.
- Incarceration, incarcerated, hernia, with gangrene
- Strangulation, strangulated, hernia, with gangrene
- Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent), with, gangrene
- Gangrene, gangrenous (dry) (moist) (skin) (ulcer), hernia
- Strangulation, strangulated, stomach due to hernia, with gangrene
- Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent), irreducible, with gangrene
- Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent), obstructive, with gangrene
- Strangulation, strangulated, intestine, with hernia, with gangrene
- Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent), strangulated, with gangrene
Notes for K46.1
As CIHI prints them, with any note K46.1 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Any condition listed under K46 specified as gangrenous
- Enteroceleepiplocelehernia:• NOS• interstitial• intestinal• intra-abdominalFrom K46 Unspecified abdominal hernia
- Hernia:• acquired• congenital [except diaphragmatic or hiatus]• recurrentFrom K40-K46 Hernia
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Vaginal enterocele (N81.5)From K46 Unspecified abdominal hernia
- Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)
Note
- Hernia with both gangrene and obstruction is classified to hernia with gangrene.From K40-K46 Hernia
Where K46.1 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)
- 2Block K40-K46Hernia
- 3Category K46Unspecified abdominal hernia
- 4Valid code K46.1Unspecified abdominal hernia with gangrene
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does ICD-10-CA code K46.1 mean?
K46.1 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Unspecified abdominal hernia with gangrene” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is K46.1 in ICD-10-CA?
K46.1 sits under K46 Unspecified abdominal hernia, within K40-K46 Hernia, within Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93).
What coding notes apply to K46.1?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes, Note notes for K46.1, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.