kodex

Kodex

ICD-10-CM
Code

K44.9

Diaphragmatic hernia without obstruction or gangrene

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Hierarchy

  • K00-K95 Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
    • K40-K46 Hernia (K40-K46)
      • K44 Diaphragmatic hernia
        • K44.0 Diaphragmatic hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
        • K44.1 Diaphragmatic hernia with gangrene
        • K44.9 Diaphragmatic hernia without obstruction or gangrene

Notes

K40-K46

  • Hernia with both gangrene and obstruction is classified to hernia with gangrene.

Inclusion Terms

K44.9

  • Diaphragmatic hernia NOS

Includes

K44

  • hiatus hernia (esophageal) (sliding)
  • paraesophageal hernia

K40-K46

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

Excludes 1

K44

  • Q79.0 Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
  • Q40.1 Congenital hiatus hernia

Excludes 2

K00-K95

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

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