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K41.2 ICD-10-CA code: Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene

K41.2 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.

Official description

K41.2

Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene

Short description: Bil femoral hernia without obs or gangr

ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written K412

Index terms

Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to K41.2. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.

  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent), femoral, bilateral

Notes for K41.2

As CIHI prints them, with any note K41.2 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

  • Bilateral femoral hernia NOS
  • Hernia:• acquired• congenital [except diaphragmatic or hiatus]• recurrentFrom K40-K46 Hernia

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)

Note

  • Hernia with both gangrene and obstruction is classified to hernia with gangrene.From K40-K46 Hernia

Where K41.2 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)
  2. 2Block K40-K46Hernia
  3. 3Category K41Femoral hernia
  4. 4Valid code K41.2Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene

Source and release

Data release
ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
Effective date
Apr 1, 2026
Publisher
CIHI

This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.

See K41.2 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

What does ICD-10-CA code K41.2 mean?

K41.2 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Bilateral femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.

Where is K41.2 in ICD-10-CA?

K41.2 sits under K41 Femoral hernia, within K40-K46 Hernia, within Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93).

What coding notes apply to K41.2?

ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Note, Excludes notes for K41.2, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.

Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?

It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.

Codes beside K41.2

K41.0Bilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangreneK41.1Bilateral femoral hernia, with gangreneK41.3Unilateral or unspecified femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangreneK41.4Unilateral or unspecified femoral hernia, with gangreneK41.9Unilateral or unspecified femoral hernia, without obstruction or gangrene