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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
[0-3]
Inguinal hernia with gangrene (and obstruction) |
| 550.1 Inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without mention of gangrene
[0-3]
Inguinal hernia with mention of incarceration, irreducibility, or strangulation |
| 550.9 Inguinal hernia, without mention of obstruction or gangrene
[0-3]
Inguinal hernia NOS |