K40
Non-billableInguinal hernia
Inguinal hernia
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- acquired hernia
- congenital [except diaphragmatic or hiatus] hernia
- recurrent hernia
- bubonocele
- direct inguinal hernia
- double inguinal hernia
- indirect inguinal hernia
- inguinal hernia NOS
- oblique inguinal hernia
- scrotal hernia
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Child Codes (6)
K40.0Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, w/o gangrene
K40.1Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene
K40.2Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene
K40.3Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, w/o gangrene
K40.4Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene
K40.9Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- BubonoceleC0401063
- Bubonocele (disorder)C0401063
- bubonoceleC0401063
- Direct Inguinal HerniaC0019295
- Direct Inguinal HerniasC0019295
- Direct inguinal herniaC0019295
- Direct inguinal hernia (disorder)C0019295
- Hernia, Direct InguinalC0019295
- Hernias, Direct InguinalC0019295
- Inguinal Hernia, DirectC0019295
- Inguinal Hernias, DirectC0019295
- Internal inguinal herniaC0019295
- direct herniaC0019295
- direct inguinal herniaC0019295
- hernia directC0019295
- internal inguinal herniaC0019295
- Double inguinal herniaC0860251
- HERNIA, DOUBLE INGUINALC0860251
- Hernia, Double InguinalC0860251
- double inguinal herniaC0860251
- inguinal double herniaC0860251
- External inguinal herniaC0019296
- Hernia, Indirect InguinalC0019296
- Hernias, Indirect InguinalC0019296
- Indirect Inguinal HerniaC0019296
- Indirect Inguinal HerniasC0019296
- Indirect inguinal herniaC0019296
- Indirect inguinal hernia (disorder)C0019296
- Inguinal Hernia, IndirectC0019296
- Inguinal Hernias, IndirectC0019296
- Oblique inguinal herniaC0019296
- external inguinal herniaC0019296
- hernia indirect inguinalC0019296
- hernias indirectC0019296
- indirect herniaC0019296
- indirect inguinal herniaC0019296
- inguinal indirect herniaC0019296
- oblique inguinal herniaC0019296
- Groin herniaC0019294
- Hernia inguinalC0019294
- Hernia, InguinalC0019294
- Hernias, InguinalC0019294
- IH - Inguinal herniaC0019294
- Inguinal HerniaC0019294
- Inguinal HerniasC0019294
- Inguinal herniaC0019294
- Inguinal hernia (disorder)C0019294
- Inguinal hernia NOSC0019294
- Inguinal herniaeC0019294
- Inguinal herniasC0019294
- inguinal herniaC0019294
- inguinal hernia NOSC0019294
- inguinal herniasC0019294
- Scrotal HerniaC0019319
- Scrotal herniaC0019319
- Scrotal hernia (disorder)C0019319
- hernia scrotalC0019319
- hernia scrotumC0019319
- hernias scrotumC0019319
- scrotal herniaC0019319
- scrotum herniaC0019319
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K40?
ICD-10-CM code K40 represents "Inguinal hernia". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is K40 a billable code?
No, K40 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 6 child codes under K40.
What chapter is K40 in?
K40 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What are the subcategories under K40?
K40 has 6 child codes, including: K40.0 (Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, w/o gangrene), K40.1 (Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene), K40.2 (Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene), K40.3 (Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, w/o gangrene), and 2 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K40?
K40 is linked to 6 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0401063, C0019295, C0860251, C0019296, C0019294, and 1 more. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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