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Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 552.00
Unilateral or unspecified femoral hernia with obstruction
  • Short description: UNIL FEMORAL HERN W OBST.
  • ICD-9-CM 552.00 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 552.00 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: 552.00 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K41.30 Unilateral femoral hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrent
Approximate Synonyms
  • Femoral hernia w obstruction
  • Femoral hernia, unilateral with obstruction
  • Incarcerated femoral hernia
  • Irreducible femoral hernia
  • Irreducible femoral hernia w obstruction
  • Irreducible femoral hernia with obstruction
  • Irreducible obstructed femoral hernia
  • Left femoral hernia w obstruction
  • Left femoral hernia with obstruction
  • Left incarcerated femoral hernia
  • Left incarcerated femoral hernia w obstruction
  • Left incarcerated femoral hernia with obstruction
  • Obstructed femoral hernia
  • Right femoral hernia w obstruction
  • Right femoral hernia with obstruction
  • Right incarcerated femoral hernia
  • Right incarcerated femoral hernia w obstruction
  • Right incarcerated femoral hernia with obstruction
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 552.00:
 552.0 ICD9Data.com 552.01 
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