Wiki Incarcerated vs obstructed hernia

[KatJac11]

Is a unilateral incarcerated femoral hernia always considered obstructed? Wondering what to use... K41.30 or K41.90. Any thoughts? Thank you!

 

[nsteinhauser]

If you look under the K41.3 category in the icd-10 book, in the list of 'includes,' it lists the incarcerated unilateral femoral hernia. So you'd use the K41.30 if it's not specified as recurrent.

 

[KatJac11]

Thank you! That's a big help!