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K40 — Inguinal hernia
Part of Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system , block Hernia (K40-K46) .
Official Notes
Includes
bubonocele
Includes
direct inguinal hernia
Includes
double inguinal hernia
Includes
indirect inguinal hernia
Includes
inguinal hernia NOS
Includes
oblique inguinal hernia
Includes
scrotal hernia
Child Codes
- K40.0 Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene Has subcodes
- K40.1 Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene Has subcodes
- K40.2 Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene Has subcodes
- K40.3 Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene Has subcodes
- K40.4 Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene Has subcodes
- K40.9 Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene Has subcodes
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