K40 Non-Billable Code
Inguinal hernia
Chapter Classification
Chapter 11
Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
Section Detail
K40-K46
Hernia (K40-K46)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
includes
- bubonocele
- direct inguinal hernia
- double inguinal hernia
- indirect inguinal hernia
- inguinal hernia NOS
- oblique inguinal hernia
- scrotal hernia
More Specific Diagnosis Codes
This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.
- K40.0 - Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene
- K40.1 - Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene
- K40.2 - Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene
- K40.3 - Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene
- K40.4 - Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene
- K40.9 - Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene
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