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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

K40.40

Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where K40.40 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. K40 Inguinal hernia
  2. K40.4 Parent Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene
  3. K40.40 This code Unilateral inguinal hernia, with 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.

Includes

bubonocele

Inherited from K40 — Inguinal hernia

Includes

direct inguinal hernia

Inherited from K40 — Inguinal hernia

Includes

double inguinal hernia

Inherited from K40 — Inguinal hernia

Includes

indirect inguinal hernia

Inherited from K40 — Inguinal hernia

Includes

inguinal hernia NOS

Inherited from K40 — Inguinal hernia

Includes

oblique inguinal hernia

Inherited from K40 — Inguinal hernia

Includes

scrotal hernia

Inherited from K40 — Inguinal hernia

Inclusion Terms

Inguinal hernia with gangrene NOS

Inclusion Terms

Unilateral inguinal hernia with gangrene NOS

Version History

How K40.40 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent

Related Codes

Other codes under K40.4

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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