Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for history of hernia repair includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for History of Hernia Repair
Use ICD-10 code K40.90 for unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrent, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Other specified postprocedural states
Use to indicate history of hernia repair when no active hernia is present.
The ICD-10 code for history of hernia repair is Z98.890, used when there is no active hernia present.
Z98.890 should be used for follow-up visits after hernia repair when no active hernia is present.