K41.31
BillableUnilateral femoral hernia, w obst, w/o gangrene, recurrent
Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent
Coding Notes
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 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(46)
SNOMED CT
- Irreducible femoral hernia196837002
- Right recurrent femoral hernia741676008
- Left recurrent femoral hernia741677004
- Incarcerated left femoral hernia764808002
- Irreducible left femoral hernia764808002
- Incarcerated right femoral hernia764809005
- Irreducible right femoral hernia764809005
- Recurrent incarcerated right femoral hernia768095003
- Recurrent irreducible right femoral hernia768095003
- Recurrent incarcerated left femoral hernia768098001
- Recurrent irreducible left femoral hernia768098001
- Obstructed left femoral hernia772139001
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to left femoral hernia772139001
- Obstructed right femoral hernia772140004
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to right femoral hernia772140004
- Obstructed recurrent right femoral hernia772782007
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to right recurrent femoral hernia772782007
- Obstructed recurrent left femoral hernia772783002
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to left recurrent femoral hernia772783002
- Intestinal obstruction due to recurrent femoral hernia782505001
- Obstructed recurrent femoral hernia782505001
- Recurrent femoral hernia with obstruction435081000124107
UMLS
Clinical Terms
- Obstructed recurrent left femoral hernia
- Recurrent femoral hernia with obstruction
- Recurrent incarcerated right femoral hernia
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to right femoral hernia
- Intestinal obstruction due to recurrent femoral hernia
- Irreducible right femoral hernia
- Right recurrent femoral hernia
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to right recurrent femoral hernia
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to left recurrent femoral hernia
- Irreducible left femoral hernia
- Recurrent incarcerated left femoral hernia
- Obstructed right femoral hernia
- Incarcerated right femoral hernia
- Incarcerated left femoral hernia
- Left recurrent femoral hernia
- Obstructed recurrent right femoral hernia
- Obstructed recurrent femoral hernia
- Recurrent irreducible left femoral hernia
- Irreducible femoral hernia
- Recurrent irreducible right femoral hernia
- Obstructed left femoral hernia
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to left femoral hernia
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unilateral femoral hernia, w obst, w/o gangrene, recurrent?
The ICD-10-CM code for unilateral femoral hernia, w obst, w/o gangrene, recurrent is K41.31. The full clinical description is "Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent". K41.31 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code K41.31 mean?
ICD-10-CM code K41.31 represents “Unilateral femoral 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 K41.31 a billable code?
Yes, K41.31 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K41.31 in?
K41.31 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What SNOMED CT codes does K41.31 map to?
K41.31 maps to 13 SNOMED CT concepts: 764808002, 764809005, 782505001, 196837002, 741677004, and 8 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K41.31?
K41.31 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C3649111. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does K41.31 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like unilateral femoral hernia, w obst, w/o 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 K41.31?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for K41.31 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.