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K41.0

Non-billable

Bilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene

Bilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

K40-K46

Parent Code

K41

Child Codes

2

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Femoral hernia (bilateral) causing obstruction, without gangrene
  • Incarcerated femoral hernia (bilateral), without gangrene
  • Irreducible femoral hernia (bilateral), without gangrene
  • Strangulated femoral hernia (bilateral), without gangrene

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • acquired hernia
  • congenital [except diaphragmatic or hiatus] hernia
  • recurrent 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 (2)

K41.00

Bi femoral hernia, w obst, w/o gangrene, not spcf as recur

BillableK41.01

Bilateral femoral hernia, w obst, w/o gangrene, recurrent

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code K41.0?

ICD-10-CM code K41.0 represents "Bilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is K41.0 a billable code?

No, K41.0 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 2 child codes under K41.0.

What chapter is K41.0 in?

K41.0 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).

What are the subcategories under K41.0?

K41.0 has 2 child codes, including: K41.00 (Bi femoral hernia, w obst, w/o gangrene, not spcf as recur), K41.01 (Bilateral femoral hernia, w obst, w/o gangrene, recurrent).

What are the UMLS CUIs for K41.0?

K41.0 is linked to 5 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0156131, C2887703, C2887704, C2887705, C2887706. 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.