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551.29 - Other Ventral Hernia With Gangrene


The ICD 9 Code for Other ventral hernia with gangrene is listed as 551.29.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 551.29
Long Description: Other ventral hernia with gangrene
Short Description: Gang ventral hernia NEC
Chapter: Diseases Of The Digestive System
Block: Hernia Of Abdominal Cavity (550-553)
Related Descriptions: Epigastric hernia with gangrene
Epigastric hernia with gangrene AND obstruction
Spigelian hernia with gangrene
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: K43.7 - Other and unspecified ventral hernia with gangrene (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 551.29:
551.20 - Ventral hernia, unspecified, with gangrene
551.21 - Incisional ventral hernia, with gangrene