ICD-10-CM Codes Browse (Tabular) Diagnostic External Drug Neoplasm

K40.3 – Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene

Coding Notes

Active

Non-billable / Non-specific, not valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Applicable To

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

Child Codes

K40.30

Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrent

K40.31

Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent

Sibling Codes

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

K40.4

Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene

K40.9

Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene

Parent Sibling Codes

K40

Inguinal hernia

K41

K42

Umbilical hernia

K43

K44

Diaphragmatic hernia

K45

Other abdominal hernia

K46

Unspecified abdominal hernia

View in Tabular

Code	Title
K00-K95	Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
K40-K46	Hernia (K40-K46)
K40	Inguinal hernia
K40.3	Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene Applicable to 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
K40.30	Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrent
K40.31	Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent