K40.0Non-billable
Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene
Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system
Inclusion Terms
4 items
Inclusion Terms
- •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
Coding Guidance
K40.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Includes
7 items
Includes
From K40:
- •bubonocele
- •direct inguinal hernia
- •double inguinal hernia
- •indirect inguinal hernia
- •inguinal hernia NOS
- •oblique inguinal hernia
- •scrotal hernia
Excludes2
8 items
Excludes2
From K00-K95:
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- •
- •congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- •neoplasms (C00-D49)
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)