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ICD-10-CM Code K40.0
Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene

NON-BILLABLE
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code K40.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of K40.0 that describes the diagnosis 'bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, w/o gangrene' in more detail.


The ICD code K40 is used to code Inguinal hernia

An inguinal hernia is a protrusion of abdominal-cavity contents through the inguinal canal. Symptoms are present in about 66% of affected people. This may include pain or discomfort especially with coughing, exercise, or bowel movements. Often it gets worse throughout the day and improves when lying down. A bulging area may occur that becomes larger when bearing down. Inguinal hernias occur more often on the right than left side. The main concern is strangulation, where the blood supply to part of the bowel is blocked. This usually produces severe pain and tenderness of the area.

Specialty: General Surgery
MeSH Codes: , D006547, D006547, D006547, D006547, D006547, D006547, D006547, D006547
ICD 9 Codes: 550, 550, 551, 552, 553, 550, 551, 552, 553
Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for K40.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.
Inguinal hernia (bilateral) causing obstruction without gangrene
Incarcerated inguinal hernia (bilateral) without gangrene
Irreducible inguinal hernia (bilateral) without gangrene
Strangulated inguinal hernia (bilateral) without gangrene

Related Concepts SNOMET-CT

  • Bilateral recurrent irreducible inguinal hernia (disorder)

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'K40.0 - Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code K40.0. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.


Parent Code: K40 - Inguinal hernia

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