K40.91 UNILATERAL INGUINAL HERNIA, W/O OBST OR GANGRENE, RECURRENT

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: K40.91
  • Short Description: Unilateral inguinal hernia, w/o obst or gangrene, recurrent
  • Long Description: Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrent
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code K40.91 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Recurrent inguinal hernia
  • Recurrent left inguinal hernia
  • Recurrent right inguinal hernia

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code K40.91 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V42.0

  1. Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Mcc (393)
  2. Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Cc (394)
  3. Other Digestive System Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (395)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K40.91 Right Arrow 550.91 Recur unilat inguin hern
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
K40.31 Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, 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
This page was last updated on: 10/1/2024
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