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ICD-10 K40 - Inguinal hernia
Chapter 11 Section K40-K46

K40

ICD-10 Not billable

Inguinal hernia

Specifically for this code:
  • bubonocele
  • direct inguinal hernia
  • double inguinal hernia
  • indirect inguinal hernia
  • inguinal hernia NOS
  • oblique inguinal hernia
  • scrotal hernia
From Section K40-K46:
  • acquired hernia
  • congenital [except diaphragmatic or hiatus] hernia
  • recurrent hernia
From Chapter 11:
  • 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)
From Section K40-K46:
  • Hernia with both gangrene and obstruction is classified to hernia with gangrene.
K40 is a "category code," which means it's non-billable. Billable codes require more specificity. Use the list below to navigate to codes that are more specific:
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K40.0
Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene
10
K40.1
Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene
10
K40.2
Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene
10
K40.3
Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene
10
K40.4
Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene
10
K40.9
Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene
      
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