K40.3
ICD-10Non-billable categoryUnilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, w/o gangrene
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene
K40.3 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Inclusion terms
- Inguinal hernia (unilateral) causing obstruction without gangrene
- Incarcerated inguinal hernia (unilateral) without gangrene
- Irreducible inguinal hernia (unilateral) without gangrene
- Strangulated inguinal hernia (unilateral) without gangrene
ICD-10-CM FY2026 defines 2 codes beneath K40.3. See the ICD-10-CM index for what this site publishes.
Related codes in K40
- K40.0Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, w/o gangrenecategory
- K40.1Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrenecategory
- K40.2Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrenecategory
- K40.4Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrenecategory
- K40.9Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrenecategory
Where this code sits
- Block
- Hernia (K40-K46)
- Parent code
- K40
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.