550.00 - Inguinal Hernia, With Gangrene, Unilateral Or Unspecified (not Specified As Recurrent)
The ICD 9 Code for Inguinal hernia, with gangrene, unilateral or unspecified (not specified as recurrent) is listed as 550.00.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 550.00 |
| Long Description: | Inguinal hernia, with gangrene, unilateral or unspecified (not specified as recurrent) |
| Short Description: | Unilat ing hernia w gang |
| Chapter: | Diseases Of The Digestive System |
| Block: | Hernia Of Abdominal Cavity (550-553) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | K40.40 - Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 550.00: | |
| 550.01 - Inguinal hernia, with gangrene, unilateral or unspecified, recurrent | |
| 550.02 - Inguinal hernia, with gangrene, bilateral (not specified as recurrent) | |
| 550.03 - Inguinal hernia, with gangrene, bilateral, recurrent | |