Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code K46.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM K46.9 became effective on October 1, 2020.
When is surgery needed? Inguinal hernias can be repaired using surgery to push the bulge back into place and strengthen the weakness in the abdominal wall. The operation is usually recommended if you have a hernia that causes pain, severe or persistent symptoms, or if any serious complications develop.
Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene
ICD-10-CM Code for Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrent K40. 91.
ICD-10-CM Code for Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene K46. 9.
550.9ICD-9 code 550.9 for Inguinal hernia without mention of obstruction or gangrene is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -HERNIA OF ABDOMINAL CAVITY (550-553).
ICD-10 code: K40. 90 Unilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene Not specified as recurrent hernia.
ICD-10 code: K57. 92 Diverticulitis of intestine, part unspecified, without perforation, abscess or bleeding.
An internal hernia (IH) is defined as the protrusion of abdominal viscera, most commonly small bowel loops, through a peritoneal or mesenteric aperture into a compartment in the abdominal and pelvic cavity (1-3).
Hernia repairCPT codeDescriptor49507Repair initial inguinal hernia, age 5 years or older; incarcerated or strangulated49520Repair recurrent inguinal hernia, any age; reducible49521Repair recurrent inguinal hernia, any age; incarcerated or strangulated49525Repair inguinal hernia, sliding, any age39 more rows•Apr 1, 2017
An inguinal hernia occurs when tissue, such as part of the intestine, protrudes through a weak spot in the abdominal muscles. The resulting bulge can be painful, especially when you cough, bend over or lift a heavy object.
ICD-10 code R10. 9 for Unspecified abdominal pain is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R10. 2: Pelvic and perineal pain.
Inguinal hernias are further subdivided into direct and indirect. An indirect hernia occurs when abdominal contents protrude through the internal inguinal ring and into the inguinal canal. This occurs lateral to the inferior epigastric vessels. The hernia contents may extend into the scrotum.
Right lower quadrant abdominal tenderness R10. 813 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R10. 813 became effective on October 1, 2021.