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ICD-10-CM Code for Diaphragmatic hernia with obstruction, without gangrene K44.0

ICD-10 code K44.0 for Diaphragmatic hernia with obstruction, without gangrene is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Diaphragmatic hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
Diaphragmatic hernia causing obstruction
Incarcerated diaphragmatic hernia
Irreducible diaphragmatic hernia
Strangulated diaphragmatic hernia

K44

Includes: hiatus hernia (esophageal) (sliding)
paraesophageal hernia

Excludes1: congenital diaphragmatic hernia (Q79.0)
congenital hiatus hernia (Q40.1)

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