K40.41
BillableUnilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, recurrent
Unilateral inguinal hernia, with 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 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(79)
SNOMED CT
- Gangrene and obstruction co-occurrent and due to inguinal hernia49678000
- Inguinal hernia with gangrene and obstruction49678000
- Obstructed inguinal hernia with gangrene49678000
- Recurrent hernia of anterior abdominal wall with gangrene415252001
- Recurrent ventral hernia with gangrene415252001
- 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 inguinal hernia with gangrene428722005
- Recurrent left inguinal hernia767678008
- Recurrent right inguinal hernia767679000
- Gangrene co-occurrent and due to recurrent right inguinal hernia767680002
- Recurrent right inguinal hernia with gangrene767680002
- Gangrene co-occurrent and due to recurrent left inguinal hernia767681003
- Recurrent left inguinal hernia with gangrene767681003
- Gangrene and obstruction co-occurrent and due to recurrent left inguinal hernia767684006
- Obstructed recurrent left inguinal hernia with gangrene767684006
- Gangrene and obstruction co-occurrent and due to recurrent right inguinal hernia767685007
- Obstructed recurrent right inguinal hernia with gangrene767685007
- Gangrene and obstruction co-occurrent and due to left inguinal hernia767823004
- Obstructed left inguinal hernia with gangrene767823004
- Gangrene and obstruction co-occurrent and due to right inguinal hernia767824005
- Obstructed right inguinal hernia with gangrene767824005
- Gangrene co-occurrent and due to left inguinal hernia767826007
- Left inguinal hernia with gangrene767826007
- Gangrene co-occurrent and due to right inguinal hernia767827003
- Right inguinal hernia with gangrene767827003
- 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
- Intestinal obstruction due to recurrent inguinal hernia95001000119103
- Obstructed recurrent inguinal hernia95001000119103
Clinical Terms
- Obstructed inguinal hernia with gangrene
- Obstructed left inguinal hernia with gangrene
- Gangrene and obstruction co-occurrent and due to left inguinal hernia
- Recurrent ventral hernia with gangrene
- Recurrent left inguinal hernia
- Obstructed recurrent hernia of anterior abdominal wall
- Right inguinal hernia with gangrene
- Obstructed recurrent left inguinal hernia
- Obstructed recurrent right inguinal hernia with gangrene
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to recurrent right inguinal hernia
- Gangrene co-occurrent and due to recurrent left inguinal hernia
- Gangrene and obstruction co-occurrent and due to recurrent left inguinal hernia
- Recurrent inguinal hernia with gangrene
- Recurrent obstructed hernia of anterior abdominal wall
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to recurrent left inguinal hernia
- Recurrent hernia of anterior abdominal wall with obstruction
- Gangrene co-occurrent and due to recurrent right inguinal hernia
- Intestinal obstruction due to recurrent inguinal hernia
- Recurrent right inguinal hernia
- Recurrent right inguinal hernia with gangrene
- Obstructed recurrent inguinal hernia
- Recurrent obstructed ventral hernia
- Obstructed recurrent right inguinal hernia
- Gangrene and obstruction co-occurrent and due to recurrent right inguinal hernia
- Gangrene and obstruction co-occurrent and due to right inguinal hernia
- Gangrene co-occurrent and due to left inguinal hernia
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to left inguinal hernia
- Recurrent ventral hernia with obstruction
- Left inguinal hernia with gangrene
- Obstructed left inguinal hernia
- Obstructed recurrent left inguinal hernia with gangrene
- Obstructed right inguinal hernia with gangrene
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to right inguinal hernia
- Recurrent left inguinal hernia with gangrene
- Inguinal hernia with gangrene and obstruction
- Recurrent hernia of anterior abdominal wall with gangrene
- Obstructed right inguinal hernia
- Gangrene and obstruction co-occurrent and due to inguinal hernia
- Gangrene co-occurrent and due to right inguinal hernia
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, recurrent?
The ICD-10-CM code for unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, recurrent is K40.41. The full clinical description is "Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, recurrent". K40.41 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code K40.41 mean?
ICD-10-CM code K40.41 represents “Unilateral inguinal hernia, with 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 K40.41 a billable code?
Yes, K40.41 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K40.41 in?
K40.41 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What SNOMED CT codes does K40.41 map to?
K40.41 maps to 19 SNOMED CT concepts: 49678000, 767823004, 767684006, 767685007, 767824005, and 14 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K40.41?
K40.41 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0267675. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does K40.41 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, recurrent 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 K40.41?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for K40.41 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.