HERNIA OF ABDOMINAL CAVITY (550-553)

• Includes: hernia:
  • acquired
  • congenital, except diaphragmatic or hiatal
• 550 Inguinal hernia
  • Includes: bubonocele
    • inguinal hernia (direct) (double) (indirect) (oblique) (sliding)
    • scrotal hernia
  • The following fifth-digit subclassification is for use with category 550:
    • 0 unilateral or unspecified (not specified as recurrent)
      • Unilateral NOS
    • 1 unilateral or unspecified, recurrent
    • 2 bilateral (not specified as recurrent)
      • Bilateral NOS
    • 3 bilateral, recurrent
  • 550.0 Inguinal hernia, with gangrene
    • Inguinal hernia with gangrene (and obstruction)
  • 550.1 Inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without mention of gangrene
    • Inguinal hernia with mention of incarceration, irreducibility, or strangulation
  • 550.9 Inguinal hernia, without mention of obstruction or gangrene
    • Inguinal hernia NOS
• 551 Other hernia of abdominal cavity, with gangrene
  • Includes: that with gangrene (and obstruction)
  • 551.0 Femoral hernia with gangrene
    • 551.00 Unilateral or unspecified (not specified as recurrent)
      • Femoral hernia NOS with gangrene
    • 551.01 Unilateral or unspecified, recurrent
    • 551.02 Bilateral (not specified as recurrent)
    • 551.03 Bilateral, recurrent
  • 551.1 Umbilical hernia with gangrene
    • Parumbilical hernia specified as gangrenous
  • 551.2 Ventral hernia with gangrene
    • 551.20 Ventral, unspecified, with gangrene
    • 551.21 Incisional, with gangrene
      • Hernia:
        • postoperative specified as gangrenous
        • recurrent, ventral specified as gangrenous
    • 551.29 Other
      • Epigastric hernia specified as gangrenous
  • 551.3 Diaphragmatic hernia with gangrene
    • Hernia:
      • hiatal (esophageal) (sliding) specified as gangrenous
      • paraesophageal specified as gangrenous
    • Thoracic stomach specified as gangrenous
    • Excludes: congenital diaphragmatic hernia (756.6)
  • 551.8 Hernia of other specified sites, with gangrene
    • Any condition classifiable to 553.8 if specified as gangrenous
  • 551.9 Hernia of unspecified site, with gangrene
    • Any condition classifiable to 553.9 if specified as gangrenous
• 552 Other hernia of abdominal cavity, with obstruction, but without mention of gangrene
  • Excludes: that with mention of gangrene (551.0-551.9)
  • 552.0 Femoral hernia with obstruction
    • Femoral hernia specified as incarcerated, irreducible, strangulated, or causing obstruction
    • 552.00 Unilateral or unspecified (not specified as recurrent)
    • 552.01 Unilateral or unspecified, recurrent
    • 552.02 Bilateral (not specified as recurrent)
    • 552.03 Bilateral, recurrent
  • 552.1 Umbilical hernia with obstruction
    • Parumbilical hernia specified as incarcerated, irreducible, strangulated, or causing obstruction
  • 552.2 Ventral hernia with obstruction
    • Ventral hernia specified as incarcerated, irreducible, strangulated, or causing obstruction
    • 552.20 Ventral, unspecified, with obstruction
    • 552.21 Incisional, with obstruction
      • Hernia:
        • postoperative specified as incarcerated, irreducible, strangulated, or causing obstruction
        • recurrent, ventral specified as incarcerated, irreducible, strangulated, or causing obstruction
    • 552.29 Other
      • Epigastric hernia specified as incarcerated, irreducible, strangulated, or causing obstruction
  • 552.3 Diaphragmatic hernia with obstruction
    • Hernia:
      • hiatal (esophageal) (sliding) specified as incarcerated, irreducible, strangulated, or causing obstruction
      • paraesophageal specified as incarcerated, irreducible, strangulated, or causing obstruction
    • Thoracic stomach specified as incarcerated, irreducible, strangulated, or causing obstruction
    • Excludes: congenital diaphragmatic hernia (756.6)
  • 552.8 Hernia of other specified sites, with obstruction
    • Any condition classifiable to 553.8 if specified as incarcerated, irreducible, strangulated, or causing obstruction
  • 552.9 Hernia of unspecified site, with obstruction
    • Any condition classifiable to 553.9 if specified as incarcerated, irreducible, strangulated, or causing obstruction
• 553 Other hernia of abdominal cavity without mention of obstruction or gangrene
  • Excludes: the listed conditions with mention of:
    • gangrene (and obstruction) (551.0-551.9)
    • obstruction (552.0-552.9)
  • 553.0 Femoral hernia
    • 553.00 Unilateral or unspecified (not specified as recurrent)
      • Femoral hernia NOS
    • 553.01 Unilateral or unspecified, recurrent
    • 553.02 Bilateral (not specified as recurrent)
    • 553.03 Bilateral, recurrent
  • 553.1 Umbilical hernia
    • Parumbilical hernia
  • 553.2 Ventral hernia
    • 553.20 Ventral, unspecified
    • 553.21 Incisional
      • Hernia:
        • postoperative
        • recurrent, ventral
    • 553.29 Other
      • Hernia:
        • epigastric
        • spigelian
  • 553.3 Diaphragmatic hernia
    • Hernia:
      • hiatal (esophageal) (sliding)
      • paraesophageal
    • Thoracic stomach
    • Excludes: congenital:
      • diaphragmatic hernia (756.6)
      • hiatal hernia (750.6)
      • esophagocele (530.6)
  • 553.8 Hernia of other specified sites
    • Hernia:
      • ischiatic
      • ischiorectal
      • lumbar
      • obturator
      • pudendal
      • retroperitoneal
      • sciatic
    • Other abdominal hernia of specified site
    • Excludes: vaginal enterocele (618.6)
  • 553.9 Hernia of unspecified site
    • Enterocele
    • Epiplocele
    • Hernia:
      • NOS
      • interstitial
      • intestinal
      • intra-abdominal
    • Rupture (nontraumatic)
    • Sarcoepiplocele