K44.0
BillableDiaphragmatic hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
Diaphragmatic hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Diaphragmatic hernia causing obstruction
- Incarcerated diaphragmatic hernia
- Irreducible diaphragmatic hernia
- Strangulated diaphragmatic hernia
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- acquired hernia
- congenital [except diaphragmatic or hiatus] hernia
- recurrent hernia
- hiatus hernia (esophageal) (sliding)
- paraesophageal hernia
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- 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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Gastroesophageal hernia3662000
- Gastrooesophageal hernia3662000
- Paraesophageal hernia3662000
- Paraesophageal hiatus hernia3662000
- Paraoesophageal hernia3662000
- Paraoesophageal hiatus hernia3662000
- Rolling hiatus hernia3662000
- Thoracic stomach3662000
- Gastric volvulus71851009
- Volvulus of stomach71851009
- Obstructed diaphragmatic hernia196903009
- Irreducible diaphragmatic hernia196904003
- Rolling hiatus hernia with gastric volvulus236054008
- Hiatus hernia - irreducible309751007
- Irreducible hiatal hernia309751007
- Hiatus hernia with obstruction309753005
- Obstructed paraesophageal hernia772244003
- Obstructed paraoesophageal hernia772244003
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to paraesophageal hernia772244003
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to paraoesophageal hernia772244003
- Incarcerated paraesophageal hernia1087381000119104
- Incarcerated paraoesophageal hernia1087381000119104
- Irreducible paraesophageal hernia1087381000119104
- Irreducible paraoesophageal hernia1087381000119104
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K44.0?
ICD-10-CM code K44.0 represents "Diaphragmatic hernia with obstruction, without gangrene". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K44.0 a billable code?
Yes, K44.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K44.0 in?
K44.0 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K44.0?
K44.0 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: congenital diaphragmatic hernia (Q79.0); congenital hiatus hernia (Q40.1).
What SNOMED CT codes does K44.0 map to?
K44.0 maps to 9 SNOMED CT concepts: 71851009, 3662000, 309751007, 309753005, 1087381000119104, and 4 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K44.0?
K44.0 is linked to 5 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C2887734, C0267731, C2887735, C0341546, C2887736. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.