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551.8 - Hernia Of Other Specified Sites, With Gangrene


The ICD 9 Code for Hernia of other specified sites, with gangrene is listed as 551.8.
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: 551.8
Long Description: Hernia of other specified sites, with gangrene
Short Description: Hernia, site NEC w gangr
Chapter: Diseases Of The Digestive System
Block: Hernia Of Abdominal Cavity (550-553)
Related Descriptions: Hernia of anterior abdominal wall with gangrene
Hernia of anterior abdominal wall with obstruction AND gangrene
Ischiatic hernia with gangrene
Ischiorectal hernia with gangrene
Lumbar hernia with gangrene
Obturator hernia with gangrene
Pudendal hernia with gangrene
Recurrent hernia of anterior abdominal wall with gangrene
Retroperitoneal hernia with gangrene
Sciatic hernia with gangrene
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: K45.1 - Other specified abdominal hernia with gangrene
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 551.8:
551.1 - Umbilical hernia with gangrene
551.3 - Diaphragmatic hernia with gangrene
551.9 - Hernia of unspecified site, with gangrene