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ICD-10-CM Code for Umbilical hernia with gangrene K42.1

ICD-10 code K42.1 for Umbilical hernia with gangrene is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .

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Umbilical hernia with gangrene
Gangrenous umbilical hernia

K42

Includes: paraumbilical hernia

Excludes1: omphalocele (Q79.2)

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