K44.1
BillableDiaphragmatic hernia with gangrene
Diaphragmatic hernia with gangrene
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Gangrenous 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
- Gangrenous paraesophageal hernia10728006
- Gangrenous paraoesophageal hernia10728006
- Gangrenous thoracic stomach10728006
- Gangrenous thoracic stomach with obstruction27302009
- Paraesophageal hernia with gangrene AND obstruction27302009
- Paraoesophageal hernia with gangrene AND obstruction27302009
- Diaphragmatic hernia with gangrene56676008
- Hiatal hernia with gangrene AND obstruction60507002
- Diaphragmatic hernia with gangrene AND obstruction73651003
- Obstructed diaphragmatic hernia with gangrene73651003
- Obstructed diaphragmatic hernia196903009
- Gastric necrosis235683000
- Hiatus hernia with gangrene309752000
- 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
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K44.1?
ICD-10-CM code K44.1 represents "Diaphragmatic hernia with gangrene". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K44.1 a billable code?
Yes, K44.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K44.1 in?
K44.1 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K44.1?
K44.1 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 K44.1 map to?
K44.1 maps to 11 SNOMED CT concepts: 56676008, 73651003, 10728006, 27302009, 235683000, and 6 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K44.1?
K44.1 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0156124. 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.