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Q79.0 Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

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Q79.0 is the ICD-10 code for Congenital diaphragmatic hernia. It is a four-character subcategory of Q79 (Congenital malformations of the musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block Q65–Q79 (Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system) in Chapter XVII, Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XVII · Q00–Q99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What Q79.0 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • congenital hiatus hernia Q40.1

Q79.0 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

Q79.0Medfött diafragmabråck

NorwayICD-10-NO

Q79.0Medfødt mellomgulvsbrokk

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DQ790Medfødt diafragmahernie

FinlandICD-10-FI

Q79.0Synnynnäinen palleatyrä

  • Q79.00Synnynnäinen pallean etuosan (Morgagnin aukon) tyrä
  • Q79.01Synnynnäinen pallean taka-sivuosan (Bochdalekin aukon) tyrä
GermanyICD-10-GM

Q79.0Angeborene Zwerchfellhernie

FranceICD-10-FR

Q79.0Hernie diaphragmatique congénitale

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Q79.0hernia diaphragmatica, congenitaal

United StatesICD-10-CM

Q79.0Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

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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