K40.00

Applicable To

• Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene NOS

Approximate Synonyms

• Bilateral incarcerated inguinal hernias with obstruction

• Bilateral irreducible inguinal hernia

• Bilateral irreducible inguinal hernias with obstruction

• Bilateral obstructed direct inguinal hernias

• Bilateral obstructed indirect inguinal hernias

• Both sides direct inguinal hernias with obstruction

• Both sides incarcerated inguinal hernias

• Both sides incarcerated inguinal hernias, obstruction

• Both sides indirect inguinal hernias with obstruction

• Both sides inguinal hernias with obstruction

• Both sides irreducible inguinal hernias

• Both sides irreducible inguinal hernias, obstruction

• Intestinal obstruction due to bilateral inguinal hernias

Details

• K40.00 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• Short description: Bi inguinal hernia, w obst, w/o gangrene, not spcf as recur

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM K40.00 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K40.00 – other international versions of ICD-10 K40.00 may differ.