K41.3
Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 8 never code together
K00-K95chapter
Excludes2
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 8
K41.3code
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
K40-K46block
Notes
- Hernia with both gangrene and obstruction is classified to hernia with gangrene.
Includes
- acquired hernia
- congenital [except diaphragmatic or hiatus] hernia
- recurrent hernia
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Alongside this code 5 same parent — K41
K41.0 Bilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene category K41.1 Bilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene category K41.2 Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene category K41.4 Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene category K41.9 Unilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene category
Subordinate codes 2
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