Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrent. K40.30 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM K40.30 became effective on October 1, 2018.
Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code K46.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM K46.9 became effective on October 1, 2020.
Part 1 of 4: Recognizing the Symptoms
No, inguinal hernias are not curable without surgery. Wearing a supportive truss or belt may help relieve symptoms, but you should first check this with your doctor first to ensure that the truss/belt fits properly and is used appropriately. No, an inguinal hernia can only be treated with surgery.
ICD-10-CM Code for Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrent K40. 91.
K40.0K40. 0 Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene.
3 Unilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene.
Unspecified abdominal hernia with obstruction, without gangrene. K46. 0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM K46.
Your surgeon will make incisions (cuts) in your groin and remove the "hernial sac". They will strengthen the muscle layer with stitches and will usually insert a synthetic mesh to cover the weak spots. Sometimes this operation is done using minimally invasive laparoscopic (key hole) surgery.
ICD-10 Code for Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene- K40. 3- Codify by AAPC.
Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene K46. 9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM K46. 9 became effective on October 1, 2021.
If you aren't able to push the hernia in, the contents of the hernia may be trapped (incarcerated) in the abdominal wall. An incarcerated hernia can become strangulated, which cuts off the blood flow to the tissue that's trapped.
An inguinal hernia is a bulge that occurs in your groin region, the area between the lower part of your abdomen and your thigh. Inguinal hernias occur because of a weakening of the muscles in the lower abdomen.
A ventral hernia occurs when a weak spot in the abdomen enables abdominal tissue or an organ (such as an intestine) to protrude through a cavity muscle area. These hernias are visibly identified by a bulge in the belly area.
ICD-10 code: K57. 92 Diverticulitis of intestine, part unspecified, without perforation, abscess or bleeding.
ICD-10 Code for Umbilical hernia with obstruction, without gangrene- K42. 0- Codify by AAPC.
PREOPERATIVE/POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Recurrent right inguinal hernia.
Rationale: The codes for hernias in ICD-10-CM are broken down by type, laterality, with/without obstruction, with/without gangrene, and whether or not the hernia is recurrent. In this scenario, the patient presented with a right (laterality) inguinal (type) hernia that was recurrent.
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.
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code K40.91. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 550.91 was previously used, K40.91 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.