ICD-10-CM · Chapter 11 · K00–K95
K40.10
Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent
Diseases of the digestive system
Quick facts
- Code
- K40.10
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 11 — Diseases of the digestive system
- Category
- K40 — Inguinal hernia
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM K40.10 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in K40
- K40Inguinal hernia
- K40.0Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene
- K40.00Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrent
- K40.01Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent
- K40.1Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene
- K40.11Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, recurrent
- K40.2Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene
- K40.20Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrent
- K40.21Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrent
- K40.3Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene
- K40.30Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrent
- K40.31Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent
- K40.4Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene
- K40.40Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent
- K40.41Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, recurrent
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