K41.2

Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene

Non-billable header

K41.2 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from K41)

  • acquired hernia
  • congenital [except diaphragmatic or hiatus] hernia
  • recurrent hernia
  • Note: Hernia with both gangrene and obstruction is classified to hernia with gangrene.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from K41)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from K41)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from K41)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from K41)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from K41)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from K41)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from K41)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from K41)

Parent code

  • K41Femoral herniaHeader

More specific codes K41.2

  • K41.20Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrentBillable
  • K41.21Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrentBillable

Related codes

  • K41.0Bilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangreneHeader
  • K41.1Bilateral femoral hernia, with gangreneHeader
  • K41.3Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangreneHeader
  • K41.4Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangreneHeader
  • K41.9Unilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangreneHeader

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