K42.0

Billable

Umbilical hernia with obstruction, without gangrene

Umbilical hernia with obstruction, without gangrene

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

K40-K46

Parent Code

K42

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

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

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • acquired hernia
  • congenital [except diaphragmatic or hiatus] hernia
  • recurrent hernia
  • paraumbilical hernia

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code K42.0?

ICD-10-CM code K42.0 represents "Umbilical hernia with obstruction, without gangrene". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is K42.0 a billable code?

Yes, K42.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is K42.0 in?

K42.0 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).

What codes cannot be used with K42.0?

K42.0 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: omphalocele (Q79.2).

What SNOMED CT codes does K42.0 map to?

K42.0 maps to 9 SNOMED CT concepts: 196863007, 782504002, 196865000, 196859000, 29862005, and 4 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for K42.0?

K42.0 is linked to 5 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C2887721, C2887722, C2887723, C2887724, C0267708. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.