553.29 VENTRAL HERNIA NEC

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 553.29

Short Description: Ventral hernia NEC

Long Description: Other ventral hernia without mention of obstruction or gangrene

Code Classification:

Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
- Hernia of abdominal cavity (550-553)
  - 553 Other hernia of abdominal cavity without mention of obstruction or gangrene
    - 553.29 Ventral hernia NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

Irreducible Spigelian hernia
Simple Spigelian hernia
Spigelian hernia
Uncomplicated epigastric hernia

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 553.29 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Epigastrocele (see also Hernia, epigastric) 553.29

Evisceration
- congenital (see also Hernia, ventral) 553.29

Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) 553.9
- epigastric 553.29
  - with
    - gangrene (obstruction) 551.29
    - obstruction 552.29
      - and gangrene 551.29
  - recurrent 553.21
    - with
      - gangrene (obstructed) 551.21
      - obstruction 552.21
        and gangrene 551.21
- spigelian 553.29
  - with
    - gangrene (obstructed) 551.29
    - obstruction 552.29
      - and gangrene 551.29

Crosswalk Information

The code 553.29 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code		ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
553.29		K43.9	Ventral hernia without obstruction or gangrene
553.29		K46.9	Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene

This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
553.00	Femoral hernia without mention of obstruction of gangrene, unilateral or unspecified(not specified as recurrent)
553.01	Femoral hernia without mention of obstruction or gangrene, unilateral or unspecified, recurrent
553.02	Femoral hernia without mention of obstruction or gangrene, bilateral (not specified as recurrent)
553.03	Femoral hernia without mention of obstruction or gangrene, bilateral,recurrent
553.1	Umbilical hernia without mention of obstruction or gangrene
553.20	Ventral, unspecified, hernia without mention of obstruction or gangrene
553.21	Incisional hernia without mention of obstruction or gangrene
553.3	Diaphragmatic hernia without mention of obstruction or gangrene
553.8	Hernia of other specified sites without mention of obstruction or gangrene
553.9	Hernia of unspecified site without mention of obstruction or gangrene

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