K42.0
BillableUmbilical hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
Umbilical hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
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 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
SNOMED CT
- Paraumbilical hernia29862005
- Obstructed umbilical hernia196859000
- Paraumbilical hernia with obstruction196861009
- Incarcerated umbilical hernia196863007
- Irreducible umbilical hernia196863007
- Irreducible paraumbilical hernia196865000
- Paraumbilical hernia - irreducible196865000
- Strangulated umbilical hernia236032006
- Strangulated paraumbilical hernia313359006
- Strangulated hernia of anterior abdominal wall415594002
- Strangulated ventral hernia415594002
- Intestinal obstruction due to recurrent umbilical hernia782504002
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.