K40-K46

Non-Billable
ChapterK00–K95
Rankblock
Official Description

Hernia (K40-K46)

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K95).

CH11 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • acquired hernia
  • congenital [except diaphragmatic or hiatus] hernia
  • recurrent hernia

Clinical Hierarchy

CH11Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
K40-K46Hernia (K40-K46)
K40Inguinal hernia
K41Femoral hernia
K42Umbilical hernia
K43Ventral hernia
K44Diaphragmatic hernia
K45Other abdominal hernia
K46Unspecified abdominal hernia

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to K40-K46:

chapterCH11
Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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