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ICD-10-CM Code for Inguinal hernia K40

ICD-10 code K40 for Inguinal hernia is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Inguinal hernia
Includes: bubonocele
direct inguinal hernia
double inguinal hernia
indirect inguinal hernia
inguinal hernia NOS
oblique inguinal hernia
scrotal hernia
 
K40 Inguinal hernia
Child Code
Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene
Child Code
Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene
Child Code
Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene
Child Code
Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene
Child Code
Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene
Child Code
Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene

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Course material does not explain how to get R91.80?
[QUOTE="Mrsrpc, post: 515564, member: 798523"] "A patient presents for a pre-operative screening chest X-ray prior to surgery for a unilateral inguinal hernia. The X-ray detects an undefined abnormali... [ Read More ]
Course material does not explain how to get R91.80?
"A patient presents for a pre-operative screening chest X-ray prior to surgery for a unilateral inguinal hernia. The X-ray detects an undefined abnormality in the right lower lobe, and the radiologist... [ Read More ]
Incidental
Hello, I am an Outpatient Coding Educator for facility billing. My Quality Auditor and I are disagreeing on whether or not to abstract an ICD for the right hernia mentioned at the end of the procedur... [ Read More ]
New Left Inguinal Hernia (completed) Recurrent Right Inguinal Hernia (aborted)
Good morning, Please see below scrubbed highlights from my operative note. Does the aborted procedure bundle into the completed procedure? I would usually think so but both hernia procedures have dis... [ Read More ]
Encounter for pre-op chest x-ray
[b]Pre op chest X-Ray[/b] [QUOTE="darmandahl, post: 416570, member: 133264"]Can someone help me wrap my head on this please. Patient is having a chest x-ray to r/o respratory disease before inguinal... [ Read More ]
Encounter for pre-op chest x-ray help please icd-10 history of icd-10-cm pre-op
Can someone help me wrap my head on this please. Patient is having a chest x-ray to r/o respratory disease before inguinal repair. history CAD, HTN, and s/p CABG. Results: no respiratory disease but... [ Read More ]
CANPC Anesthesiology coding essentials book 62 p. (46-60)
CANPC Anesthesiology coding essentials for successful anesthesiology coding by Vino C. Mody Jr., M.D., COC, CPC, CCS-P, CANPC, CCVTC Case 46 Anesthesiologist provided the general endotracheal anesthes... [ Read More ]
Modifier LT & RT
I would like some help regarding the Modifier LT & RT- coding for lap right inguinal hernia 49650/K40.90(Hernia,inguinal, right) Do we have to add the modifier RT? Since the ICD 10 has been impleme... [ Read More ]
question regarding modifier LT & RT and ICD 10
I was hoping that someone could help me with this, now that ICD 10 has been implemented. If you were to code Lap Right inguinal hernia- 49650/K40.90 (Hernia, inguinal, right) Would this be the corr... [ Read More ]
Coding Edge - ? wrong answer
In the Jan. 2009 Coding Edge article on pg. 24, Deborah Grinder gave answers comparing ICD-9 & ICD-10 for Bilateral inguinal hernias - the example clearly states " initial" bilateral inguinal hernias ... [ Read More ]
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    PREOPERATIVEPOSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS Recurrent right inguinal hernia PROCEDURE PERFORMED Laparoscopic right inguinal herniorrhaphy with mesh as well as a circumcision. BRIEF HISTORY This patient is a 6... [ Read More ]
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