K41.31 Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applies from K41.3 Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene

Applicable to

• Femoral hernia (unilateral) causing obstruction, without gangrene
• Incarcerated femoral hernia (unilateral), without gangrene
• Irreducible femoral hernia (unilateral), without gangrene
• Strangulated femoral hernia (unilateral), without gangrene

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 393-395 in MDC 06.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 552.01 Femoral hernia with obstruction, unilateral or unspecified, recurrent

Code annotations containing back-references to K41.31

Back-references to K41

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

Diagnosis Index entries for K41.31

• Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) › femoral › with › obstruction › recurrent
• Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) › femoral › unilateral › with › obstruction › recurrent

Nearby codes

• K41.2 Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene
• K41.20 Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrent
• K41.21 Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrent
• K41.3 Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene
• K41.30 Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrent
• K41.31 Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent (this code)
• K41.4 Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene
• K41.40 Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent
• K41.41 Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene, recurrent
• K41.9 Unilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene
• K41.90 Unilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrent