K41.90 Unilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrent

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Femoral hernia NOS
• Unilateral femoral hernia NOS

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 553.00 Femoral hernia without mention of obstruction of gangrene, unilateral or unspecified(not specified as recurrent)

Code annotations containing back-references to K41.90

Back-references to K41

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

Diagnosis Index entries for K41.90

• Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) › femoral
• Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) › femoral › unilateral
• Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) › femoral › unilateral › not specified as recurrent
• Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) › femoral › not specified as recurrent

Nearby codes

• 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
• 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 (this code)
• K41.91 Unilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrent