K40.40

Applicable To

• Inguinal hernia with gangrene NOS

• Unilateral inguinal hernia with gangrene NOS

Approximate Synonyms

• Direct gangrenous inguinal hernia

• Direct inguinal hernia w gangrene

• Indirect gangrenous inguinal hernia

• Indirect inguinal hernia with gangrene

• Inguinal hernia with gangrene

• Left direct inguinal hernia with gangrene

• Left indirect inguinal hernia with gangrene

• Left inguinal hernia with gangrene

• Right direct inguinal hernia with gangrene

• Right indirect inguinal hernia with gangrene

• Right inguinal hernia with gangrene

Details

• K40.40 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 gangrene, not specified as recurrent

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM K40.40 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K40.40 – other international versions of ICD-10 K40.40 may differ.