J98.6✓ Billable

Disorders of diaphragm

Inclusion Terms

  • •Diaphragmatitis
  • •Paralysis of diaphragm
  • •Relaxation of diaphragm

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •congenital malformation of diaphragm NEC (Q79.1)
  • •congenital diaphragmatic hernia (Q79.0)

⚠ Excludes 2(Not included here)

  • •diaphragmatic hernia (K44.-)

Code Hierarchy

┌10Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)├J96-J99Other diseases of the respiratory system (J96-J99)├J98Other respiratory disorders
└J98.6Disorders of diaphragm

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