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.
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Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene
ICD-10 code: K42. 9 Umbilical hernia without obstruction or gangrene.
553.1553.1 Umbilical hernia - ICD-9-CM Vol. 1 Diagnostic Codes.
Umbilical hernias in children are usually painless. An umbilical hernia occurs when part of your intestine bulges through the opening in your abdominal muscles near your bellybutton (navel). Umbilical hernias are common and typically harmless.
A supraumbilical hernia is a hernia just above the bellybutton. The bellybutton skin is often normally tethered but then bulges out on its top side. A supraumbilical hernia is actually a specific type of epigastric hernia rather than a type of umbilical hernia.
Hernia repairCPT codeDescriptor2017 total RVU49582Repair umbilical hernia, younger than age 5 years; incarcerated or strangulated13.3449585Repair umbilical hernia, age 5 years or older; reducible12.8549587Repair umbilical hernia, age 5 years or older; incarcerated or strangulated13.7249590Repair spigelian hernia16.5539 more rows•Apr 1, 2017
49652 Laparoscopy, surgical, repair, ventral, umbilical, spigelian or epigastric hernia (includes mesh insertion, when performed); reducible.
Umbilical hernias are common and come in many sizes ranging from small (less than 1 cm) to medium (1 cm to 3 cm) to large (greater than 3cm). Umbilical hernias can be asymptomatic or cause pain. They can be reducible (able to push back in) or incarcerated (always out). Not all umbilical hernias need to be repaired.
People with umbilical hernias may notice: a soft bulge on or around the belly button. flushed skin or a small sore around bigger umbilical hernias.
During umbilical hernia repair, the surgeon makes a small cut of about 2 to 3cm at the base of the belly button and pushes the fatty lump or loop of bowel back into the tummy. The muscle layers at the weak spot in the abdominal wall where the hernia came through are stitched together to strengthen them.
Hernias are usually diagnosed during a physical examination by a health care provider. The provider will look and feel for a bulge or swelling in the belly button area. The swelling may be more noticeable when a baby cries and may get smaller or go away when a baby relaxes or rests on its back.
Congenital umbilical hernia is a congenital malformation of the navel (umbilicus). Among adults, it is three times more common in women than in men; among children, the ratio is roughly equal. It is also found to be more common in children of African descent.
A hernia occurs when an organ or fatty tissue squeezes through a weak spot in a surrounding muscle or connective tissue called fascia. The most common types of hernia are inguinal (inner groin), incisional (resulting from an incision), femoral (outer groin), umbilical (belly button), and hiatal (upper stomach).
ICD-10 Code for Inguinal hernia- K40- Codify by AAPC.
If “flank pain” is all you have to work with from the documentation, then R10. 9 is the code to use.