Is K46 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. K46 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does K46 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Hernia (K40-K46).

What cannot be coded together with K46?

K46 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

K46

K46 — Unspecified abdominal hernia

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

K46 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified abdominal hernia. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

vaginal enterocele (N81.5)

Includes

Conditions this code covers.

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

Other codes that can never be billed with K46

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at K46. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading K46 alone.

I96Gangrene, not elsewhere classified

Risk adjustment

K46 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead K46

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about K46

Is K46 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. K46 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does K46 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Hernia (K40-K46).
What cannot be coded together with K46?: K46 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.