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53.11 - Other And Open Bilateral Repair Of Direct Inguinal Hernia


The ICD 9 Code for Other and open bilateral repair of direct inguinal hernia is listed as 53.11.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS and chapter information where available.

ICD 9 CM Volume 3 (PCS) Field Value
Procedure Code: 53.11
Description: Other and open bilateral repair of direct inguinal hernia
Short Description: Opn bil dir ing hern NEC
Chapter: Operations on the digestive system
Subsection 1: Repair of hernia
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0YQA0ZZ - Repair Bilateral Inguinal Region, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0YQA3ZZ - Repair Bilateral Inguinal Region, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0YQA4ZZ - Repair Bilateral Inguinal Region, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 53.11:
53.10 - Bilateral repair of inguinal hernia, not otherwise specified
53.12 - Other and open bilateral repair of indirect inguinal hernia
53.13 - Other and open bilateral repair of inguinal hernia, one direct and one indirect
53.14 - Other and open bilateral repair of direct inguinal hernia with graft or prosthesis
53.15 - Other and open bilateral repair of indirect inguinal hernia with graft or prosthesis
53.16 - Other and open bilateral repair of inguinal hernia, one direct and one indirect, with graft or prosthesis
53.17 - Bilateral inguinal hernia repair with graft or prosthesis, not otherwise specified