ICD-10-CM · Chapter 11 · K00–K95
K41.1
Bilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene
Diseases of the digestive system
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- K41.1
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 11 — Diseases of the digestive system
- Category
- K41 — Femoral hernia
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM K41.1 is a category (header) for bilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in K41
- K41Femoral hernia
- K41.0Bilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene
- K41.00Bilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrent
- K41.01Bilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent
- K41.10Bilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent
- K41.11Bilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene, recurrent
- K41.2Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene
- K41.20Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrent
- K41.21Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrent
- K41.3Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene
- K41.30Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrent
- K41.31Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent
- K41.4Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene
- K41.40Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent
- K41.41Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene, recurrent
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