Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:

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

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from K40 Inguinal hernia

Includes

bubonocele
direct inguinal hernia
double inguinal hernia
indirect inguinal hernia
inguinal hernia NOS
oblique inguinal hernia
scrotal hernia

Inherited from the K40-K46 section Hernia (K40-K46)

Includes

acquired hernia
congenital [except diaphragmatic or hiatus] hernia
recurrent hernia

Note

Hernia with both gangrene and obstruction is classified to hernia with gangrene.

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
K40.0	Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene	Not billable
K40.1	Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene	Not billable
K40.2	Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene	Not billable
K40.3	Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene	Not billable
K40.4	Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene	Not billable