Q79.0
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 2 never code together
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes
No further instructional notes apply.
Index entries leading here 2
Alongside this code 8 same parent — Q79
Q79.1 Other congenital malformations of diaphragm Q79.2 Exomphalos Q79.3 Gastroschisis Q79.4 Prune belly syndrome Q79.5 Other congenital malformations of abdominal wall category Q79.6 Ehlers-Danlos syndromes category Q79.8 Other congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system Q79.9 Congenital malformation of musculoskeletal system, unsp
Medications 1
MED-RT files conditions by MeSH, which carves the world differently from ICD-10. These are name matches on this code's description, offered as candidates — not as an assertion that they are this code.
Additional references
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