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 periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(49)
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
Clinical Terms
- Irreducible inguinal hernia
- Strangulated ventral hernia
- Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, w/o gangrene
- Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene NOS
- Inguinal hernia, obstructive
- Inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without mention of gangrene
- Inguinal hernia, with obstruction NOS
- Strangulated inguinal hernia
- Incarcerated inguinal hernia
- Obstructed inguinal hernia
- Strangulated hernia of anterior abdominal wall
- Inguinal hernia with irreducibility
- Inguinal hernia with strangulation
- Irreductible inguinal hernia
- Inguinal hernia with incarceration
- Irreducible right inguinal hernia
- Obstructed inguinal hernia (disorder)
- Obstructed left inguinal hernia
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to right inguinal hernia
- Irreducible left inguinal hernia
- Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene
- Obstructed right inguinal hernia
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to left inguinal hernia
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.
How does K40.30 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like unil inguinal hernia, w obst, w/o gangr, not spcf as recur affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of K40.30?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for K40.30 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.
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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.