K41.3 — Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene
Not billable
Is K41.3 billable?
No — K41.3 is a non-billable header code. K41.3 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 2 billable codes beneath K41.3.
K41.3 at a glance
| Code | K41.3 |
|---|---|
| Description | Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to K41.3.
- 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
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11
The conditions below are not part of K41.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K41.3 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
What codes fall under K41.3? (2)
How long has K41.3 existed?
K41.3 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the K41 family? (5)
- K41.0Bilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrenenot billable
- K41.1Bilateral femoral hernia, with gangrenenot billable
- K41.2Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrenenot billable
- K41.4Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrenenot billable
- K41.9Unilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrenenot billable