ICD-10-CM Code K40.3
Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without 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 K40.3 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of K40.3 that describes the diagnosis 'unilateral 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 |
Coding Notes for K40.3 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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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 (unilateral) causing obstruction without gangrene
- Incarcerated inguinal hernia (unilateral) without gangrene
- Irreducible inguinal hernia (unilateral) without gangrene
- Strangulated inguinal hernia (unilateral) without gangrene
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Unilateral inguinal hernia with obstruction but no gangrene (situation)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'K40.3 - Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene'
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Parent Code: K40 - Inguinal hernia