K40.20
Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrent
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where K40.20 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- K40 Inguinal hernia
- K40.2 Parent Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene
- K40.20 This code Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrent
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Inclusion Terms
Bilateral inguinal hernia NOS
Version History
How K40.20 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentBilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrent
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedBilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrent
Related Codes
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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