All ICD10 Codes

K41

Non-Billable
ChapterK00–K95
Rankcategory
Official Description

Femoral hernia

Use a more specific code (0 billable, 6 non-billable)
K41.0Bilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrenehas subcodesK41.1Bilateral femoral hernia, with gangrenehas subcodesK41.2Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrenehas subcodesK41.3Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrenehas subcodesK41.4Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrenehas subcodesK41.9Unilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrenehas subcodes
Metadata & Insights
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K95).

CH11 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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)

K40-K46 Parent Instructions

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

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH11Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
K40-K46Hernia (K40-K46)
K41Femoral herniaNot billable
K41.0Bilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangreneSubcodes
K41.1Bilateral femoral hernia, with gangreneSubcodes
K41.2Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangreneSubcodes
K41.3Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangreneSubcodes
K41.4Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangreneSubcodes
K41.9Unilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangreneSubcodes

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to K41:

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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