551.21 GANGR INCISIONAL HERNIA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 551.21

Short Description: Gangr incisional hernia

Long Description: Incisional ventral hernia, with gangrene

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
    • Hernia of abdominal cavity (550-553)
      • 551 Other hernia of abdominal cavity, with gangrene
        • 551.21 Gangr incisional hernia

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 551.21 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) 553.9
    • epigastric 553.29
      • recurrent 553.21
        • with
          • gangrene (obstructed) 551.21
          • obstruction 552.21
            • and gangrene 551.21
    • incisional 553.21
      • with
        • gangrene (obstructed) 551.21
        • obstruction 552.21
          • and gangrene 551.21
      • lumbar - see Hernia, lumbar
        • with
          • gangrene (obstructed) 551.21
          • obstruction 552.21
            • and gangrene 551.21
    • postoperative 553.21
      • with
        • gangrene (obstructed) 551.21
        • obstruction 552.21
          • and gangrene 551.21
    • ventral 553.20
      • recurrent 553.21
        • with
          • gangrene (obstructed) 551.21
          • obstruction 552.21
            • and gangrene 551.21

Crosswalk Information

The code 551.21 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
551.21 Right Arrow K43.1 Incisional hernia with 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
551.00 Femoral hernia with gangrene, unilateral or unspecified (not specified as recurrent)
551.01 Femoral hernia with gangrene, unilateral or unspecified, recurrent
551.02 Femoral hernia with gangrene, bilateral (not specified as recurrent)
551.03 Femoral hernia with gangrene, bilateral, recurrent
551.1 Umbilical hernia with gangrene
551.20 Ventral hernia, unspecified, with gangrene
551.29 Other ventral hernia with gangrene
551.3 Diaphragmatic hernia with gangrene
551.8 Hernia of other specified sites, with gangrene
551.9 Hernia of unspecified site, with gangrene


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