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Non-specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 550
Inguinal hernia
  • 2015
  • Non-Billable Code

  • There are 3 ICD-9-CM codes below 550 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
Clinical Information
  • An abdominal hernia with an external bulge in the groin region. It can be classified by the location of herniation. Indirect inguinal hernias occur through the internal inguinal ring. Direct inguinal hernias occur through defects in the abdominal wall (transversalis fascia) in hesselbach's triangle. The former type is commonly seen in children and young adults; the latter in adults
  • The protrusion of a sac-like structure containing fibroadipose tissue through an abnormal opening in the inguinal region
550 Includes
  • bubonocele
  • inguinal hernia (direct) (double) (indirect) (oblique) (sliding)
  • scrotal hernia
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