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550.11 - Inguinal Hernia, With Obstruction, Without Mention Of Gangrene, Unilateral Or Unspecified,recurrent


The ICD 9 Code for Inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without mention of gangrene, unilateral or unspecified,recurrent is listed as 550.11.
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: 550.11
Long Description: Inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without mention of gangrene, unilateral or unspecified,recurrent
Short Description: Recur unil ing hern-obst
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: K40.31 - Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 550.11:
550.10 - Inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without mention of gangrene, unilateral or unspecified (not specified as recurrent)
550.12 - Inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without mention of gangrene, bilateral (not specified as recurrent)
550.13 - Inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without mention of gangrene, bilateral, recurrent