K42.1 UMBILICAL HERNIA WITH GANGRENE

Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K42.1
Short Description: Umbilical hernia with gangrene
Long Description: Umbilical hernia with gangrene
Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code K42.1 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
- Hernia (K40-K46)
  - Umbilical hernia (K42)

Synonyms

Congenital omphalocele
Congenital umbilical hernia
Gangrene due to recurrent umbilical hernia
Obstructed umbilical hernia
Omphalocele with gangrene
Paraumbilical hernia
Paraumbilical hernia
Paraumbilical hernia with gangrene
Paraumbilical hernia with gangrene AND obstruction
Paraumbilical hernia with obstruction
Umbilical hernia with gangrene
Umbilical hernia with gangrene AND obstruction

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code K42.1 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V42.0

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 K42.1 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Inclusion Terms:
- Gangrenous umbilical hernia

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code		ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
K42.1		551.1	Umbilical hernia w gangr

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
K42.9	Umbilical hernia without obstruction or gangrene

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2024

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