ICD-10-CM Code K40.1
Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene
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 Code K40.1 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of K40.1 that describes the diagnosis 'bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene' in more detail.
- K40.1 Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene NON-BILLABLE
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 |
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Bilateral inguinal hernia with gangrene (disorder)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'K40.1 - Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene'
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Parent Code: K40 - Inguinal hernia