K40.01
BillableBilateral inguinal hernia, w obst, w/o gangrene, recurrent
Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Bilateral recurrent inguinal hernia3560000
- Incarcerated inguinal hernia196809009
- Inguinal hernia with incarceration196809009
- Inguinal hernia with irreducibility196809009
- Irreducible inguinal hernia196809009
- Irreductible inguinal hernia196809009
- Bilateral irreducible inguinal hernia196812007
- Bilateral recurrent irreducible inguinal hernia196813002
- Obstructed recurrent hernia of anterior abdominal wall415253006
- Recurrent hernia of anterior abdominal wall with obstruction415253006
- Recurrent obstructed hernia of anterior abdominal wall415253006
- Recurrent obstructed ventral hernia415253006
- Recurrent ventral hernia with obstruction415253006
- Recurrent irreducible left inguinal hernia767676007
- Recurrent irreducible right inguinal hernia767677003
- Recurrent left inguinal hernia767678008
- Recurrent right inguinal hernia767679000
- Irreducible left inguinal hernia767686008
- Irreducible right inguinal hernia767687004
- Obstructed bilateral inguinal hernia767748008
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to bilateral inguinal hernia767748008
- Obstructed recurrent right inguinal hernia772141000
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to recurrent right inguinal hernia772141000
- Obstructed recurrent left inguinal hernia772142007
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to recurrent left inguinal hernia772142007
- Obstructed left inguinal hernia772143002
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to left inguinal hernia772143002
- Obstructed right inguinal hernia772144008
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to right inguinal hernia772144008
- Bilateral obstructed recurrent inguinal hernia772149003
- Obstructed recurrent bilateral inguinal hernia772149003
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to bilateral recurrent inguinal hernia772149003
- Intestinal obstruction due to bilateral recurrent irreducible inguinal hernia1084521000119101
- Obstructed recurrent irreducible bilateral inguinal hernia1084521000119101
- Intestinal obstruction due to recurrent inguinal hernia95001000119103
- Obstructed recurrent inguinal hernia95001000119103
UMLS
- Bilateral inguinal hernia, w obst, w/o gangrene, recurrentC0554121
- Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrentC0554121
- Bilateral obstructed recurrent inguinal herniaC0554121
- Obstructed recurrent bilateral inguinal herniaC0554121
- Obstructed recurrent bilateral inguinal hernia (disorder)C0554121
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to bilateral recurrent inguinal herniaC0554121
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for bilateral inguinal hernia, w obst, w/o gangrene, recurrent?
The ICD-10-CM code for bilateral inguinal hernia, w obst, w/o gangrene, recurrent is K40.01. The full clinical description is "Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent". K40.01 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code K40.01 mean?
ICD-10-CM code K40.01 represents "Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent". It is classified under Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K40.01 a billable code?
Yes, K40.01 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K40.01 in?
K40.01 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What SNOMED CT codes does K40.01 map to?
K40.01 maps to 19 SNOMED CT concepts: 196812007, 772149003, 3560000, 196813002, 196809009, and 14 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K40.01?
K40.01 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0554121. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.