K44.1

K44.1: Diaphragmatic hernia with gangrene

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K44.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for diaphragmatic hernia with gangrene. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Gangrenous diaphragmatic hernia

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K44.1

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on K44: Diaphragmatic hernia

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

Other codes that can never be billed with K44.1

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

I96Gangrene, not elsewhere classified

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

K44.1 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
A57063Billing and Coding: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Hernia, hernial›diaphragm, diaphragmatic›with›gangrene(and obstruction)
Hernia, hernial›hiatal›with›gangrene(and obstruction)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.