K40.31

Approximate Synonyms

• Inguinal hernia unilateral recurrent with obstruction

• Inguinal hernia with obstruction recurrent

• Inguinal hernia, unilateral, recurrent, irreducible

• Intestinal obstruction due to recurrent inguinal hernia

• Left recurrent incarcerated inguinal hernia

• Left recurrent incarcerated inguinal hernia with obstruction

• Left recurrent inguinal hernia with obstruction

• Recurrent incarcerated inguinal hernia

• Recurrent irreducible inguinal hernia

• Recurrent irreducible inguinal hernia with obstruction

• Recurrent irreducible obstructed inguinal hernia

• Recurrent obstructed incarcerated inguinal hernia

• Right recurrent incarcerated inguinal hernia

• Right recurrent incarcerated inguinal hernia with obstruction

• Right recurrent inguinal hernia with obstruction

• Unilateral recurrent irreducible inguinal hernia

Details

• K40.31 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• Short description: Unilateral inguinal hernia, w obst, w/o gangrene, recurrent

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM K40.31 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K40.31 – other international versions of ICD-10 K40.31 may differ.