ICD-11 classes
12 Diseases of the respiratory system
Developmental respiratory diseases
LB00 — Structural developmental anomalies of diaphragm
LB00.0 — Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
ICD-11 LB00.0 — Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is a posterolateral defect of the diaphragm that allows passage of abdominal viscera into the thorax, leading to respiratory insufficiency and persistent pulmonary hypertension with high mortality.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 1 item.
- Congenital hiatus hernia (LB13.1)
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: