Diagnosis Code

K40.31 UNILATERAL INGUINAL HERNIA, W OBST, W/O GANGRENE, RECURRENT


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K40.31

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

Long Description: Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent

The code K40.31 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
    • Hernia (K40-K46)
      • Inguinal hernia (K40)
        • K40.31 Unilateral inguinal hernia, w obst, w/o gangrene, recurrent

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Intestinal obstruction due to recurrent irreducible inguinal hernia
  • Irreducible inguinal hernia
  • Irreducible inguinal hernia
  • Irreducible inguinal hernia
  • Irreducible left inguinal hernia
  • Irreducible right inguinal hernia
  • Obstructed left inguinal hernia
  • Obstructed recurrent hernia of anterior abdominal wall
  • Obstructed recurrent hernia of anterior abdominal wall
  • Obstructed recurrent hernia of anterior abdominal wall
  • Obstructed recurrent inguinal hernia
  • Obstructed recurrent left inguinal hernia
  • Obstructed recurrent right inguinal hernia
  • Obstructed right inguinal hernia
  • Recurrent inguinal hernia with obstruction
  • Recurrent irreducible inguinal hernia with obstruction
  • Recurrent irreducible left inguinal hernia
  • Recurrent irreducible right inguinal hernia
  • Recurrent left inguinal hernia
  • Recurrent left inguinal hernia
  • Recurrent right inguinal hernia
  • Recurrent right inguinal hernia
  • Secondary hernia of abdomen
  • Secondary hernia of abdomen

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code K40.31 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Mcc (393)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Cc (394)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (395)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K40.31 Right Arrow 550.11 Recur unil ing hern-obst

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
K40 Inguinal hernia
K40.0 Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene
K40.00 Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrent
K40.01 Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent
K40.1 Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene
K40.10 Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent
K40.11 Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, recurrent
K40.2 Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene
K40.20 Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrent
K40.21 Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrent
K40.3 Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene
K40.30 Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrent
K40.4 Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene
K40.40 Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent
K40.41 Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, recurrent
K40.9 Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene
K40.90 Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrent
K40.91 Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrent


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023