AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1998 Third Quarter; Corrections

Peristomal Hernias

In, Coding Clinic Third Quarter 1996, page 15, advice was given to assign peristomal hernia to code 553.20, Ventral hernia, unspecified of abdominal cavity without mention of obstruction or gangrene. The correct code for peristomal hernia should be 569.69. A suggestion has been made to the National Center for Health Statistics to revise the index to clear up the confusion surrounding the terminology for this condition. ...

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