553.20 VENTRAL HERNIA NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 553.20

Short Description: Ventral hernia NOS

Long Description: Ventral, unspecified, 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
        • 553.20 Ventral hernia NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 553.20 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) 553.9
    • ventral 553.20
      • with
        • gangrene (obstructed) 551.20
        • obstruction 552.20
          • and gangrene 551.20
      • incisional 553.21
      • recurrent 553.21
        • with
          • gangrene (obstructed) 551.21
          • obstruction 552.21
            • and gangrene 551.21

Crosswalk Information

The code 553.20 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
553.20 Right Arrow K43.9 Ventral 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
553.21 Incisional hernia without mention of obstruction or gangrene
553.29 Other ventral 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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