551.00 - Femoral Hernia With Gangrene, Unilateral Or Unspecified (not Specified As Recurrent)
The ICD 9 Code for Femoral hernia with gangrene, unilateral or unspecified (not specified as recurrent) is listed as 551.00.
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: | 551.00 |
| Long Description: | Femoral hernia with gangrene, unilateral or unspecified (not specified as recurrent) |
| Short Description: | Unil femoral hern 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: | K41.40 - Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 551.00: | |
| 551.01 - Femoral hernia with gangrene, unilateral or unspecified, recurrent | |
| 551.02 - Femoral hernia with gangrene, bilateral (not specified as recurrent) | |
| 551.03 - Femoral hernia with gangrene, bilateral, recurrent | |