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552.21 - Incisional Ventral Hernia With Obstruction


The ICD 9 Code for Incisional ventral hernia with obstruction is listed as 552.21.
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: 552.21
Long Description: Incisional ventral hernia with obstruction
Short Description: Obstr incisional hernia
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: K43.0 - Incisional hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 552.21:
552.20 - Ventral, unspecified, hernia with obstruction
552.29 - Other ventral hernia with obstruction