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2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 551.9
Hernia of unspecified site with gangrene
- Short description: Hernia, site NOS w gangr.
- ICD-9-CM 551.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
- You are viewing the 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 551.9.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 551.9: 2012 2013.
Applies To
- Any condition classifiable to 553.9
if specified as gangrenous
Convert 551.9 to ICD-10-CM 
ICD-9-CM 551.9 converts directly to:
- 2013 ICD-10-CM K46.1 Unspecified abdominal hernia with gangrene
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 551.9:
- Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) 553.9
with
gangrene (obstructed) NEC 551.9
obstruction NEC 552.9
and gangrene 551.9
- incarcerated (see also Hernia, by site, with obstruction) 552.9
- gangrenous (see also Hernia, by site, with gangrene) 551.9
- interstitial 553.9
- with
- gangrene (obstructed) 551.9
- obstruction 552.9
- and gangrene 551.9
- inguinal - see Hernia, inguinal
- irreducible (see also Hernia, by site, with obstruction) 552.9
- gangrenous (with obstruction) (see also Hernia, by site, with gangrene) 551.9
- obstructive (see also Hernia, by site, with obstruction) 552.9
- gangrenous (with obstruction) (see also Hernia, by site, with gangrene) 551.9
- strangulated (see also Hernia, by site, with obstruction) 552.9
- gangrenous (with obstruction) (see also Hernia, by site, with gangrene) 551.9
- Incarceration, incarcerated
- enterocele 552.9
- gangrenous 551.9
- epiplocele 552.9
- gangrenous 551.9
- rupture (meaning hernia) (see also Hernia, by site, with obstruction) 552.9
- gangrenous (see also Hernia, by site, with gangrene) 551.9
- sarcoepiplocele 552.9
- gangrenous 551.9
- Rupture, ruptured 553.9
- obstructed (see also Hernia, by site, with obstruction) 552.9
- gangrenous (see also Hernia, by site, with gangrene) 551.9
- Strangulation, strangulated 994.7
- rupture (see also Hernia, by site, with obstruction) 552.9
- gangrenous (see also Hernia, by site, with gangrene) 551.9
- stomach, due to hernia (see also Hernia, by site, with obstruction 552.9
- with gangrene (see also Hernia, by site, with gangrene) 551.9
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