K41.40 Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent

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

Applicable to

• Femoral hernia, with gangrene NOS
• Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene NOS

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 551.00 Femoral hernia with gangrene, unilateral or unspecified (not specified as recurrent)

Code annotations containing back-references to K41.40

Back-references to K41.4

• 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 K41

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

Diagnosis Index entries for K41.40

• Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) › femoral › with › gangrene (and obstruction)
• Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) › femoral › with › gangrene (and obstruction) › not specified as recurrent
• Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) › femoral › unilateral › with › gangrene (and obstruction)
• Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) › femoral › unilateral › with › gangrene (and obstruction) › not specified as recurrent

Nearby codes

• 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
• K41.4 Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene
• K41.40 Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent (this code)
• 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
• K41.91 Unilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrent