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K42.9 - Umbilical hernia without obstruction or gangrene


The ICD 10 Code for Umbilical hernia without obstruction or gangrene is listed as K42.9.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: K42.9
Description: Umbilical hernia without obstruction or gangrene
  • Umbilical hernia NOS
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
393 - Other Digestive System Diagnoses W Mcc
394 - Other Digestive System Diagnoses W Cc
395 - Other Digestive System Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
Block Hernia (K40-K46)
Parent K42 - Umbilical hernia
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 553.1 - Umbilical hernia without mention of obstruction or gangrene
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of K42.9:
K42.0 - Umbilical hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
K42.1 - Umbilical hernia with gangrene