ICD-9 coding for hernias - justcoding.com

1.Which of the following codes should you assign for a ventral hernia with gangrene, unspecified?

a. 551.20
b. 551.21
c. 551.29
d. 551.3

2.When a physician documents "bilateral, recurrent inguinal hernia," which of the following codes should you report?

a. 550.0
b. 550.1
c. 550.2
d. 550.3

3.Code 551.3 includes all of the following types of hernias except:

a. Diaphragmatic hiatal hernia with gangrene
b. Diaphragmatic paraesophageal hernia with gangrene
c. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
d. Diaphragmatic thoracic stomach hernia with gangrene

4.Which of the following codes should you assign for femoral hernia with obstruction, unilateral, not specified as recurrent?

a. 552.00
b. 552.01
c. 552.03
d. 552.20

5.Which of the following codes should you assign for an umbilical hernia?

a. 553.02
b. 553.03
c. 553.1
d. 553.21