53.00 - Unilateral Repair Of Inguinal Hernia, Not Otherwise Specified

The ICD 9 Code for Unilateral repair of inguinal hernia, not otherwise specified is listed as 53.00.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS and chapter information where available.

ICD 9 CM Volume 3 (PCS) Field	Value
Procedure Code:	53.00
Description:	Unilateral repair of inguinal hernia, not otherwise specified
Short Description:	Unilat ing hern rep NOS

Chapter:	Operations on the digestive system
Subsection 1:	Repair of hernia
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0YQ50ZZ - Repair Right Inguinal Region, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0YQ53ZZ - Repair Right Inguinal Region, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0YQ54ZZ - Repair Right Inguinal Region, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0YQ60ZZ - Repair Left Inguinal Region, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0YQ63ZZ - Repair Left Inguinal Region, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0YQ64ZZ - Repair Left Inguinal Region, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 53.00:
53.01 - Other and open repair of direct inguinal hernia
53.02 - Other and open repair of indirect inguinal hernia
53.03 - Other and open repair of direct inguinal hernia with graft or prosthesis
53.04 - Other and open repair of indirect inguinal hernia with graft or prosthesis
53.05 - Repair of inguinal hernia with graft or prosthesis, not otherwise specified