K40.90

Applicable To

• Inguinal hernia NOS

• Unilateral inguinal hernia NOS

Approximate Synonyms

• Direct inguinal hernia

• Indirect inguinal hernia

• Inguinal hernia

• Left direct inguinal hernia

• Left indirect inguinal hernia

• Left inguinal hernia

• Right direct inguinal hernia

• Right indirect inguinal hernia

• Right inguinal hernia

Clinical Information

• An abdominal hernia with an external bulge in the groin region. It can be classified by the location of herniation. Indirect inguinal hernias occur through the internal inguinal ring. Direct inguinal hernias occur through defects in the abdominal wall transversalis fascia) in hesselbach’s triangle. The former type is commonly seen in children and young adults; the latter in adults.

• The protrusion of a sac-like structure containing fibroadipose tissue through an abnormal opening in the inguinal region.

Details

• K40.90 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/o obst or gangr, not spcf as recur

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM K40.90 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K40.90 – other international versions of ICD-10 K40.90 may differ.