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ICD-10 diagnosis code

K44.0 Diaphragmatic hernia with obstruction, without gangrene

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K44.0 is the ICD-10 code for Diaphragmatic hernia with obstruction, without gangrene. It is a four-character subcategory of K44 (Diaphragmatic hernia), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block K40–K46 (Hernia) in Chapter XI, Diseases of the digestive system.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XI · K00–K93
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What K44.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Diaphragmatic hernia:
    • causing obstruction without gangrene
    • incarcerated without gangrene
    • irreducible without gangrene
    • strangulated without gangrene

K44.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

K44.0Inklämt diafragmabråck utan gangrän

NorwayICD-10-NO

K44.0Mellomgulvsbrokk med obstruksjon, uten gangren

  • K44.00Primært mellomgulvsbrokk med obstruksjon, uten gangren
  • K44.01Residiverende mellomgulvsbrokk med obstruksjon, uten gangren
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DK440Diafragmahernie med ileus uden gangræn

  • DK440AInkarcereret diafragmahernie uden gangræn
  • DK440BIrreponibelt diafragmahernie uden gangræn
FinlandICD-10-FI

K44.0Kureutunut palleatyrä ilman kuoliota

GermanyICD-10-GM

K44.0Hernia diaphragmatica mit Einklemmung, ohne Gangrän

FranceICD-10-FR

K44.0Hernie diaphragmatique, avec occlusion sans gangrène

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

K44.0hernia diaphragmatica, met obstructie, zonder gangreen

United StatesICD-10-CM

K44.0Diaphragmatic hernia with obstruction, without gangrene

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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