K40 Inguinal hernia

Non-billable header with 6 child codes.

Includes

• bubonocele
• direct inguinal hernia
• double inguinal hernia
• indirect inguinal hernia
• inguinal hernia NOS
• oblique inguinal hernia
• scrotal hernia

Applies from K40 Inguinal hernia

Includes

• bubonocele
• direct inguinal hernia
• double inguinal hernia
• indirect inguinal hernia
• inguinal hernia NOS
• oblique inguinal hernia
• scrotal hernia

Codes under K40

• K40.0 Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene
• K40.1 Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene
• K40.2 Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene
• K40.3 Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene
• K40.4 Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene
• K40.9 Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene

Code annotations containing back-references to K40

Back-references to K40

• Type 2 Excludes: K56.7 Ileus, unspecified ("intestinal obstruction with hernia (K40-K46)")

Back-references to K40

• Type 2 Excludes: K56.7 Ileus, unspecified ("intestinal obstruction with hernia (K40-K46)")

Nearby codes

• K40 Inguinal hernia (this code)
• K40.0 Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene
• K40.00 Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrent
• K40.01 Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent
• K40.1 Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene
• K40.10 Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent