K403-char group
Inguinal hernia
⇄ Primary-code rule changed vs QĐ4469
Coding rules (TT06)
- ●Avoid — more specific 4-5 char codes exist (see below)
Coding guidance (WHO 2019)
Incl.: bubonocele inguinal hernia: NOS direct double indirect oblique scrotal hernia
Codes within K40
K40.0Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangreneK40.1Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangreneK40.2Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangreneK40.3Unilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangreneK40.4Unilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia, with gangreneK40.9Unilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene