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ICD-10-CM Code for Umbilical hernia K42

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

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Official Long Descriptor

Umbilical hernia
Includes: paraumbilical hernia
Excludes1: omphalocele (Q79.2)
 
K42 Umbilical hernia
Child Code
Umbilical hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
Child Code
Umbilical hernia with gangrene
Child Code
Umbilical hernia without obstruction or gangrene

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