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J98.6 - Disorders of diaphragm


The ICD 10 Code for Disorders of diaphragm is listed as J98.6.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: J98.6
Description: Disorders of diaphragm
  • Diaphragmatitis
  • Paralysis of diaphragm
  • Relaxation of diaphragm
  • Excludes1: congenital malformation of diaphragm NEC (Q79.1)
  • congenital diaphragmatic hernia (Q79.0)
  • Excludes2: diaphragmatic hernia (K44.-)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
205 - Other Respiratory System Diagnoses W Mcc
206 - Other Respiratory System Diagnoses W/o Mcc
Chapter Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
Block Other diseases of the respiratory system (J96-J99)
Parent J98 - Other respiratory disorders
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 519.4 - Disorders of diaphragm
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of J98.6:
J98.0 - Diseases of bronchus, not elsewhere classified
J98.1 - Pulmonary collapse
J98.2 - Interstitial emphysema
J98.3 - Compensatory emphysema
J98.4 - Other disorders of lung
J98.5 - Diseases of mediastinum, not elsewhere classified
J98.8 - Other specified respiratory disorders
J98.9 - Respiratory disorder, unspecified