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Diagnosis Code

K42.9 UMBILICAL HERNIA WITHOUT OBSTRUCTION OR GANGRENE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K42.9

Short Description: Umbilical hernia without obstruction or gangrene

Long Description: Umbilical hernia without obstruction or gangrene

The code K42.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
    • Hernia (K40-K46)
      • Umbilical hernia (K42)
        • K42.9 Umbilical hernia without obstruction or gangrene

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Paraumbilical hernia
  • Protruding umbilicus
  • Recurrent umbilical hernia
  • Reducible umbilical hernia
  • Umbilical hernia

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code K42.9 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Mcc (393)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Cc (394)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (395)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code K42.9 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Umbilical hernia NOS

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K42.9 Right Arrow 553.1 Umbilical hernia

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
K42 Umbilical hernia
K42.0 Umbilical hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
K42.1 Umbilical hernia with gangrene

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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