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ICD-10 diagnosis code

K40.4 Unilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia, with gangrene

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K40.4 is the ICD-10 code for Unilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia, with 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 K40.4 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Inguinal hernia NOS with gangrene

K40.4 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

K40.4Ensidigt eller ospecificerat ljumskbråck med gangrän

  • K40.4AEnsidigt eller ospecificerat ljumskbråck med gangrän, primärbråck
  • K40.4BEnsidigt eller ospecificerat ljumskbråck med gangrän, recidivbråck
NorwayICD-10-NO

K40.4Enkeltsidig eller uspesifisert lyskebrokk med gangren

  • K40.40Primært enkeltsidig eller uspesifisert lyskebrokk med gangren
  • K40.41Residiverende enkeltsidig eller uspesifisert lyskebrokk med gangren
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DK404Unilateralt ingvinalhernie med gangræn

FinlandICD-10-FI

K40.4Toispuolinen tai määrittämätön nivustyrä ja kuolio

GermanyICD-10-GM

K40.4Hernia inguinalis, einseitig oder ohne Seitenangabe, mit Gangrän

FranceICD-10-FR

K40.4Hernie inguinale, unilatérale ou sans précision, avec gangrène

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

K40.4enkelzijdige of niet-gespecificeerde hernia inguinalis, met gangreen

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • K40.40Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent
  • K40.41Unilateral inguinal hernia, with 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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