DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

K41 Femoral hernia

  • Header · not billable

K41 is not billable. The category heads 12 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 6 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoral → K41.90
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralbilateral → K41.20
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralrecurrent → K41.91

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 11 Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
  2. K40-K46 Hernia (K40-K46)
  3. K41 Femoral hernia
Billable codes
12
Subdivisions
6
CC / MCC codes
4 / 4
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
27

Codes in K41

  1. K41.0
    Bilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene
    Header
    Inclusion terms 4

    Inclusion terms

    • Femoral hernia (bilateral) causing obstruction, without gangrene
    • Incarcerated femoral hernia (bilateral), without gangrene
    • Irreducible femoral hernia (bilateral), without gangrene
    • Strangulated femoral hernia (bilateral), without gangrene
  2. K41.00
    Bilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrent
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Bilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene NOS
  3. K41.01
    Bilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent
    BillableCC
  4. K41.1
    Bilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene
    Header
  5. K41.10
    Bilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent
    BillableMCC
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Bilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene NOS
  6. K41.11
    Bilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene, recurrent
    BillableMCC
  7. K41.2
    Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene
    Header
  8. K41.20
    Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrent
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Bilateral femoral hernia NOS
  9. K41.21
    Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrent
    Billable
  10. K41.3
    Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene
    Header
    Inclusion terms 4

    Inclusion terms

    • Femoral hernia (unilateral) causing obstruction, without gangrene
    • Incarcerated femoral hernia (unilateral), without gangrene
    • Irreducible femoral hernia (unilateral), without gangrene
    • Strangulated femoral hernia (unilateral), without gangrene
  11. K41.30
    Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrent
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Femoral hernia, with obstruction NOS
    • Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction NOS
  12. K41.31
    Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent
    BillableCC
  13. K41.4
    Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene
    Header
  14. K41.40
    Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent
    BillableMCC
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Femoral hernia, with gangrene NOS
    • Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene NOS
  15. K41.41
    Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene, recurrent
    BillableMCC
  16. K41.9
    Unilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene
    Header
  17. K41.90
    Unilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrent
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Femoral hernia NOS
    • Unilateral femoral hernia NOS
  18. K41.91
    Unilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrent
    Billable

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

Notes that also apply

Block K40-K46 instructions (Notes 1, Includes 3): printed on the block page.

Chapter 11 instructions (Excludes2 8): printed on the chapter 11 page.

Index entries

  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoral → K41.90
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralbilateral → K41.20
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralunilateral → K41.90
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralnot specified as recurrent → K41.90
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralrecurrent → K41.91
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralbilateralnot specified as recurrent → K41.20
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralbilateralrecurrent → K41.21
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralwithobstruction → K41.30
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralwithgangrene (and obstruction) → K41.40
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralunilateralnot specified as recurrent → K41.90
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralunilateralrecurrent → K41.91
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralbilateralwithobstruction → K41.00
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralbilateralwithgangrene (and obstruction) → K41.10
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralwithobstructionnot specified as recurrent → K41.30
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralunilateralwithobstruction → K41.30
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralwithobstructionrecurrent → K41.31
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralwithgangrene (and obstruction)not specified as recurrent → K41.40
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralunilateralwithgangrene (and obstruction) → K41.40
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralwithgangrene (and obstruction)recurrent → K41.41
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralbilateralwithobstructionnot specified as recurrent → K41.00
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralbilateralwithobstructionrecurrent → K41.01
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralbilateralwithgangrene (and obstruction)not specified as recurrent → K41.10
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralbilateralwithgangrene (and obstruction)recurrent → K41.11
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralunilateralwithobstructionnot specified as recurrent → K41.30
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralunilateralwithobstructionrecurrent → K41.31
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralunilateralwithgangrene (and obstruction)not specified as recurrent → K41.40
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent)femoralunilateralwithgangrene (and obstruction)recurrent → K41.41

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