K40.30
BillableUnil inguinal hernia, w obst, w/o gangr, not spcf as recur
Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrent
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Inguinal hernia, with obstruction NOS
- Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene NOS
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
- Obstructed inguinal hernia196807006
- Incarcerated inguinal hernia196809009
- Inguinal hernia with incarceration196809009
- Inguinal hernia with irreducibility196809009
- Irreducible inguinal hernia196809009
- Irreductible inguinal hernia196809009
- Inguinal hernia with strangulation236024003
- Strangulated inguinal hernia236024003
- Strangulated hernia of anterior abdominal wall415594002
- Strangulated ventral hernia415594002
- Irreducible left inguinal hernia767686008
- Irreducible right inguinal hernia767687004
- 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
UMLS
- Inguinal hernia, obstructiveC0156104
- Inguinal hernia, with obstruction NOSC0156104
- Inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without mention of gangreneC0156104
- Obstructed inguinal herniaC0156104
- Obstructed inguinal hernia (disorder)C0156104
- Unil inguinal hernia, w obst, w/o gangr, not spcf as recurC3648702
- Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrentC3648702
- Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, w/o gangreneC2887696
- Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangreneC2887696
- Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene NOSC2887696
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unil inguinal hernia, w obst, w/o gangr, not spcf as recur?
The ICD-10-CM code for unil inguinal hernia, w obst, w/o gangr, not spcf as recur is K40.30. The full clinical description is "Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrent". K40.30 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code K40.30 mean?
ICD-10-CM code K40.30 represents "Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as 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 K40.30 a billable code?
Yes, K40.30 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K40.30 in?
K40.30 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What SNOMED CT codes does K40.30 map to?
K40.30 maps to 8 SNOMED CT concepts: 196809009, 236024003, 767686008, 767687004, 196807006, and 3 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K40.30?
K40.30 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0156104, C3648702, C2887696. 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.