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2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 756.6

Congenital anomalies of diaphragm

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  • A congenital abnormality characterized by the elevation of the DIAPHRAGM dome. It is the result of a thinned diaphragmatic muscle and injured PHRENIC NERVE, allowing the intra-abdominal viscera to push the diaphragm upward against the LUNG.
  • 756.6 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 756.6 contains 23 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 756.* hierarchy

Alternate Terminology

  • Absence of diaphragm
  • Congenital hernia:
    • diaphragmatic
    • foramen of Morgagni
  • Eventration of diaphragm

756.6 Excludes

  • congenital hiatus hernia (750.6)

 Index entries containing 756.6:

Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities - see also Anomaly
  • apertures, congenital, diaphragm 756.6
    Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial)
    • diaphragm (congenital) (with hernia) 756.6
      • with obstruction 756.6
      Agenesis - see also Absence, by site, congenital
      • diaphragm (with hernia) 756.6
        Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) 759.9
        • apertures, diaphragm 756.6
          • diaphragm, diaphragmatic (apertures) NEC 756.6
            • specified type NEC
              • diaphragm 756.6
              Defect, defective 759.9
              • congenital, organ or site NEC - see also Anomaly
                • diaphragm 756.6
                • diaphragm
                  • congenital 756.6
                    • with elevation, eventration, or hernia 756.6
                      • gross (with elevation, eventration, or hernia) 756.6
                    Deformity 738.9
                    • diaphragm (congenital) 756.6
                    Elevation
                    • diaphragm, congenital 756.6
                      Enlargement, enlarged - see also Hypertrophy
                      • apertures of diaphragm (congenital) 756.6
                        Eventration
                        • diaphragm (congenital) 756.6
                          Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) 553.9
                          • diaphragm, diaphragmatic 553.3
                            • congenital 756.6
                              • due to gross defect of diaphragm 756.6
                              • foramen
                                • Bochdalek 553.3
                                  • congenital 756.6
                                  • Morgagni, Morgagnian 553.3
                                    • with
                                      • congenital 756.6
                                  High
                                  • diaphragm (congenital) 756.6
                                    Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
                                    • esophageal hiatus (congenital) 756.6
                                      • with hernia - see Hernia, diaphragm
                                      • hiatus (esophageal) 756.6
                                        • normal aperture diaphragm (congenital) 756.6