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K40.91 - Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrent


The ICD 10 Code for Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrent is listed as K40.91.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: K40.91
Description: Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrent
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
393 - Other Digestive System Diagnoses W Mcc
394 - Other Digestive System Diagnoses W Cc
395 - Other Digestive System Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
Block Hernia (K40-K46)
Parent K40.9 - Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 550.91 - Inguinal hernia, without mention of obstruction or gangrene, unilateral or unspecified, recurrent
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of K40.91:
K40.90 - Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrent