Icd Code For Right Inguinal Hernia
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Icd code for right inguinal hernia. 2017 18 icd 10 cm diagnosis code k40 90. Symptoms are present in about 66 of affected people. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index. Inguinal hernia k40 instructional notations.
Icd 10 cm alphabetical index references for k40 90 unilateral inguinal hernia without obstruction or gangrene not specified as recurrent the icd 10 cm alphabetical index links the below listed medical terms to the icd code k40 90. The icd 10 cm code k40 41 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like gangrene and obstruction co occurrent and due to left inguinal hernia gangrene and. K40 90 is a billable specific icd 10 cm code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of hipaa covered transactions.
Icd 10 supports all types of hernias aapc knowledge center. K40 90 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of unilateral inguinal hernia without obstruction or gangrene not specified as recurrent. K40 41 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of unilateral inguinal hernia with gangrene recurrent. 393 other digestive system diagnoses with mcc.
Right inguinal hernia with obstruction icd 10 cm k40 30 is grouped within diagnostic related group s ms drg v 37 0. Unil inguinal hernia w o obst or gangr not spcf as recur the 2020 edition of icd 10 cm k40 90 became effective on october 1 2019. It can be classified by the location of herniation. Drg 353 icd 10 code for hiatal hernia repair right inguinal region open approach.
Direct inguinal hernias occur through defects in the abdominal wall transversalis fascia in hesselbach s triangle. The icd 10 cm code k40 90 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like branchial dysplasia intellectual disability. An abdominal hernia with an external bulge in the groin region. This is the 2018 version of the icd 10 code for hiatal hernia nos congenital.
The icd code k40 is used to code inguinal hernia an inguinal hernia is a protrusion of abdominal cavity contents through the inguinal canal.