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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K44.9
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K44.9
Diaphragmatic hernia without obstruction or gangrene
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- K44.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM K44.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K44.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 K44.9 may differ.
The following code(s) above
K44.9 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
K44.9:
- K00-K95
2023 ICD-10-CM Range K00-K95
Diseases of the digestive systemType 2 Excludes- 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)
- K40-K46
2023 ICD-10-CM Range K40-K46
HerniaIncludes- acquired hernia
- congenital [except diaphragmatic or hiatus] hernia
- recurrent hernia
Note- Hernia with both gangrene and obstruction is classified to hernia with gangrene.
- K44
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K44
Diaphragmatic hernia
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Includes- hiatus hernia (esophageal) (sliding)
- paraesophageal hernia
Type 1 Excludes- congenital diaphragmatic hernia (Q79.0)
- congenital hiatus hernia (Q40.1)
- Diaphragmatic hernia
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease co-occurrent and due to diaphragmatic hernia
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease co-occurrent and due to paraesophageal hernia
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease with diaphragmatic hernia
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease with hiatal hernia
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease with paraesophageal hernia
- Hiatal hernia
- Paraesophageal hernia
Clinical Information
- A congenital or acquired weakness or opening in the diaphragm which allows abdominal contents to protrude into the chest cavity; congenital diaphragmatic hernias are caused when the embryonic diaphragm fails to fuse.
- Protrusion of abdominal structures into the thorax as a result of congenital or traumatic defects in the respiratory diaphragm.
ICD-10-CM K44.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
- 391 Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders with mcc
- 392 Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without mcc
Convert K44.9 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) K46.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K46.9
Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K44.9
K43.2 Incisional hernia without obstruction or gangrene
K43.3 Parastomal hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
K43.4 Parastomal hernia with gangrene
K43.5 Parastomal hernia without obstruction or gangrene
K43.6 Other and unspecified ventral hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
K43.7 Other and unspecified ventral hernia with gangrene
K43.9 Ventral hernia without obstruction or gangrene
K44.0 Diaphragmatic hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
K44.1 Diaphragmatic hernia with gangrene
K44.9
Diaphragmatic hernia without obstruction or gangrene
K45 Other abdominal hernia
K45.0 Other specified abdominal hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
K45.1 Other specified abdominal hernia with gangrene
K45.8 Other specified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene
K46 Unspecified abdominal hernia
K46.0 Unspecified abdominal hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
K46.1 Unspecified abdominal hernia with gangrene
K46.9 Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene
K50 Crohn's disease [regional enteritis]
K50.0 Crohn's disease of small intestine
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
