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K40.3 Unilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene

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K40.3 is the ICD-10 code for Unilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene. It is a four-character subcategory of K40 (Inguinal hernia), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block K40–K46 (Hernia) in Chapter XI, Diseases of the digestive system.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XI · K00–K93
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What K40.3 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Inguinal hernia (unilateral):
    • causing obstruction without gangrene
    • incarcerated without gangrene
    • irreducible without gangrene
    • strangulated without gangrene

K40.3 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

K40.3Ensidigt eller ospecificerat ljumskbråck med inklämning, utan gangrän

  • K40.3AEnsidigt eller ospecificerat ljumskbråck med inklämning, utan gangrän, primärbråck
  • K40.3BEnsidigt eller ospecificerat ljumskbråck med inklämning, utan gangrän, recidivbråck
NorwayICD-10-NO

K40.3Enkeltsidig eller uspesifisert lyskebrokk med obstruksjon, uten gangren

  • K40.30Primært enkeltsidig eller uspesifisert lyskebrokk med obstruksjon, uten gangren
  • K40.31Residiverende enkeltsidig eller uspesifisert lyskebrokk med obstruksjon, uten gangren
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DK403Unilateralt ingvinalhernie med ileus uden gangræn

  • DK403AUnilateralt inkarcereret ingvinalhernie med ileus uden gangræn
  • DK403BUnilateralt irreponibelt ingvinalhernie med ileus uden gangræn
FinlandICD-10-FI

K40.3Toispuolinen tai määrittämätön kureutunut nivustyrä ilman kuoliota

GermanyICD-10-GM

K40.3Hernia inguinalis, einseitig oder ohne Seitenangabe, mit Einklemmung, ohne Gangrän

FranceICD-10-FR

K40.3Hernie inguinale unilatérale ou sans précision, avec occlusion, sans gangrène

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

K40.3enkelzijdige of niet-gespecificeerde hernia inguinalis, met obstructie, zonder

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • K40.30Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrent
  • K40.31Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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