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ICD-10-CM Code for Umbilical hernia with obstruction, without gangrene K42.0

ICD-10 code K42.0 for Umbilical hernia with obstruction, without gangrene is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .

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Umbilical hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
Umbilical hernia causing obstruction, without gangrene
Incarcerated umbilical hernia, without gangrene
Irreducible umbilical hernia, without gangrene
Strangulated umbilical hernia, without gangrene

K42

Includes: paraumbilical hernia

Excludes1: omphalocele (Q79.2)

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