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Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 551.00
Unilateral or unspecified femoral hernia with gangrene
  • Short description: UNIL FEMORAL HERN W GANG.
  • ICD-9-CM 551.00 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 551.00 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 551.00 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K41.40 Unilateral femoral hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent
Approximate Synonyms
  • Femoral hernia w gangrene
  • Femoral hernia with gangrene
  • Left femoral hernia w gangrene
  • Left femoral hernia with gangrene
  • Right femoral hernia w gangrene
  • Right femoral hernia with gangrene
Applies To
  • Femoral hernia NOS with gangrene
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 551.00:
 551.0 ICD9Data.com 551.01 
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