DD51
Inguinal hernia
Hérnia inguinal
CategoryDefinition
Inguinal hernia is the disease with abnormal passage of an internal abdominal organ or structure through the inguinal canal. The spectrum of the disease is very broad, manifesting incidental findings to symptomatic hernias showing groin pain to surgical emergencies like incarceration or strangulation of hernia sac contents. The disease can be classified by the location of herniation as indirect inguinal hernia and direct inguinal hernia. Indirect hernias occur through the internal inguinal ring and common in children and young adults, but direct hernias occur through defects in the abdominal wall in Hesselbach's triangle and are common in adults.
Coding Note
Use additional codes, if desired, to identify complications such as obstruction or gangrene.
Diagnostic Criteria
History
Inclusions
- bubonocele
- scrotal hernia
Index Terms
Inguinal herniabubonoceleindirect inguinal herniadirect inguinal herniaoblique inguinal herniascrotal herniaIH - [inguinal hernia]Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrenebilateral inguinal hernia with obstruction but no gangrenebilateral inguinal hernia with obstruction, without mention of gangrenebilateral obstructed inguinal herniabilateral inguinal hernia with obstructionobstructive bilateral inguinal herniabilateral obstructed recurrent inguinal herniaBilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrentBilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrentbilateral recurrent inguinal hernia with obstruction but no gangrenerecurrent bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without mention of gangreneBilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrenebilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene NOSgangrenous bilateral inguinal herniaBilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrentBilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, recurrentBilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrenedouble inguinal herniabilateral direct inguinal herniabilateral indirect inguinal herniabilateral external inguinal herniabilateral inguinal herniaBilateral inguinal hernia NOSbilateral internal inguinal herniabilateral oblique inguinal herniabilateral sliding inguinal herniaBilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrentBilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrentbilateral recurrent inguinal herniaUnilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangreneunilateral inguinal hernia with obstruction but no gangreneunilateral obstructed inguinal herniaunilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia with obstruction without mention of gangrene, not specified as recurrentunilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia with obstruction, without mention of gangreneincarcerated unilateral inguinal hernia without gangreneinguinal hernia with obstructionobstructed direct inguinal herniairreducible unilateral inguinal hernia without gangreneobstructed external inguinal herniaobstructed indirect inguinal herniaobstructed internal inguinal herniaobstructed inguinal herniaobstructed sliding inguinal herniaobstructed oblique inguinal herniastrangulated unilateral Inguinal hernia without gangreneunilateral inguinal hernia causing obstruction without gangreneUnilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrentUnilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrentunilateral obstructed recurrent inguinal herniaunilateral recurrent inguinal hernia with obstruction but no gangreneUnilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia, with gangrenegangrenous direct inguinal herniagangrenous external inguinal herniagangrenous indirect inguinal herniagangrenous inguinal herniagangrenous internal inguinal herniagangrenous sliding inguinal herniaInguinal hernia NOS with gangreneinguinal hernia with gangreneunilateral inguinal hernia with gangreneunilateral inguinal hernia with gangrene NOSUnilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrentUnilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia, with gangrene, recurrentrecurrent inguinal hernia with gangreneUnilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangreneexternal inguinal herniafunicular hernia of spermatic cordfunicular indirect inguinal herniaInguinal hernia NOSunilateral inguinal herniasliding inguinal herniainternal inguinal herniasliding herniaUnilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrentUnilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrentrecurrent inguinal herniaunilateral recurrent inguinal hernia