ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
K41 Femoral hernia
All 12 codes in the K41 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.
Codes in family
12
Can lead a claim
12
Cannot lead a claim
0
What CMS assigns to K41
All 12 codes group to MMTA - Other (7) and MMTA - Gastrointestinal tract and Genitourinary system (5). None of the 12 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. Every code can lead a claim.
Every code in K41
Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.
| Code | Description | Primary position | Clinical group | Comorbidity subgroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K41.0 Bilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene | ||||
| K41.00 | Bilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrentCMS: Bi femoral hernia, w obst, w/o gangrene, not spcf as recur | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| K41.01 | Bilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrentCMS: Bilateral femoral hernia, w obst, w/o gangrene, recurrent | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| K41.1 Bilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene | ||||
| K41.10 | Bilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrentCMS: Bi femoral hernia, w gangrene, not specified as recurrent | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| K41.11 | Bilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene, recurrent | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| K41.2 Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene | ||||
| K41.20 | Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrentCMS: Bi femoral hernia, w/o obst or gangrene, not spcf as recur | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| K41.21 | Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrentCMS: Bilateral femoral hernia, w/o obst or gangrene, recurrent | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| K41.3 Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene | ||||
| K41.30 | Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrentCMS: Unil femoral hernia, w obst, w/o gangrene, not spcf as recur | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| K41.31 | Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrentCMS: Unilateral femoral hernia, w obst, w/o gangrene, recurrent | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| K41.4 Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene | ||||
| K41.40 | Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrentCMS: Unil femoral hernia, w gangrene, not specified as recurrent | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| K41.41 | Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene, recurrent | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| K41.9 Unilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene | ||||
| K41.90 | Unilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrentCMS: Unil femoral hernia, w/o obst or gangrene, not spcf as recur | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| K41.91 | Unilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrentCMS: Unilateral femoral hernia, w/o obst or gangrene, recurrent | Can lead a claim | J | None |
Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.
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