K40.30

Applicable To

• Inguinal hernia, with obstruction NOS

• Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene NOS

Approximate Synonyms

• Direct inguinal hernia w obstruction

• Direct obstructed inguinal hernia

• Indirect inguinal hernia with obstruction

• Indirect obstructed inguinal hernia

• Inguinal hernia with obstruction but no gangrene

• Inguinal hernia, irreducible

• Inguinal hernia, unilateral with obstruction

• Irreducible inguinal hernia

• Irreducible inguinal hernia with obstruction

• Irreducible obstructed inguinal hernia

• Left direct inguinal hernia with obstruction

• Left incarcerated inguinal hernia

• Left incarcerated inguinal hernia with obstruction

• Left indirect inguinal hernia with obstruction

• Left inguinal hernia with obstruction

• Right direct inguinal hernia with obstruction

• Right incarcerated inguinal hernia

• Right incarcerated inguinal hernia with obstruction

• Right indirect inguinal hernia with obstruction

• Right inguinal hernia with obstruction

Details

• K40.30 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• Short description: Unil inguinal hernia, w obst, w/o gangr, not spcf as recur

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM K40.30 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K40.30 – other international versions of ICD-10 K40.30 may differ.