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K43.3

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Parastomal hernia with obstruction, without gangrene

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A bulge of tissue around a surgically created opening (stoma) for bowel or urinary diversion that is trapped and cannot move back, but the tissue is not dying.

Coding Tips

  • •Parastomal hernias occur adjacent to colostomy, ileostomy, or urostomy sites
  • •Obstruction in parastomal hernias may affect stoma function and require urgent repair

Code Hierarchy

└K43Ventral hernia└K43.3Parastomal hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
└K43.3Parastomal hernia with obstruction, without gangrene

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