K40.9 Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or 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 K40.9

• K40.90 Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrent
• K40.91 Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrent

Code annotations containing back-references to K40.9

Back-references to K40

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

Nearby codes

• 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
• 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 (this code)
• K40.90 Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrent
• K40.91 Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrent