K41.40
K41.40: Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
K41.40 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check K41.40 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Femoral hernia, with gangrene NOS
- Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene NOS
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
K41.40 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Hernia, hernial›femoral›with›gangrene(and obstruction)
- Hernia, hernial›femoral›unilateral›with›gangrene(and obstruction)
- Hernia, hernial›femoral›with›gangrene›not specified as recurrent
- Hernia, hernial›femoral›unilateral›with›gangrene›not specified as recurrent
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.