K40.4 Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene

Non-billable header with 2 child codes.

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 K40.4

• K40.40 Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent
• K40.41 Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, recurrent

Code annotations containing back-references to K40.4

Back-references to K40.4

• Type 1 Excludes: I96 Gangrene, not elsewhere classified ("gangrene in hernia (K40.1, K40.4, K41.1, K41.4, K42.1, K43.1-, K44.1, K45.1, K46.1)")

Back-references to K40

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

Nearby codes

• K40.20 Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrent
• K40.21 Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrent
• K40.3 Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene
• K40.30 Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrent
• K40.31 Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent
• K40.4 Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene (this code)
• K40.40 Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent
• K40.41 Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, recurrent
• K40.9 Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene
• K40.90 Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrent
• K40.91 Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrent