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2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Congential Anomalies 740-759 > Other Congenital Musculoskeletal Anomalies 756.* > 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 756.79 Other congenital anomalies of abdominal wall A congenital defect with major fissure in the ABDOMINAL WALL at the UMBILICUS resulting in the extrusion of VISCERA through the UMBILICUS. Unlike GASTROSCHISIS, omphalocele is covered with PERITONEUM but without overlying SKIN. A congenital defect with major fissure in the ABDOMINAL WALL lateral to, but not at, the UMBILICUS. This results in the extrusion of VISCERA. Unlike OMPHALOCELE, herniated structures in gastroschisis are not covered by a sac or PERITONEUM. 756.79 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 756.79 contains 13 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 756.* hierarchy 756.79 also known as: Exomphalos Gastroschisis Omphalocele Index entries containing 756.79: Abdomen, abdominal - see also condition muscle deficiency syndrome 756.79 obstipum 756.79 Deficiency, deficient abdominal muscle syndrome 756.79 Deformity 738.9 abdominal wall muscle deficiency syndrome 756.79 Diastasis recti (abdomen) 728.84 congenital 756.79 Ectopic, ectopia (congenital) 759.89 abdominal viscera 751.8 due to defect in anterior abdominal wall 756.79 Exomphalos 756.79 Fissure, fissured abdominal wall (congenital) 756.79 Gastroschisis (congenital) 756.79 acquired 569.89 Incarceration, incarcerated omphalocele 756.79 Omphalocele 756.79 Schistocelia 756.79 Syndrome - see also Disease abdominal muscle deficiency 756.79