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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Surg Endosc. 2014 Jun 18;28(12):3473–3478. doi: 10.1007/s00464-014-3626-3

Table 1.

ICD-9 procedure and diagnosis codes and frequency

ICD-9-CM diagnosis code
553.3 Diaphragmatic hernia
552.3 Diaphragm hernia with obstruction
551.3 Diaphragm hernia with gangrene
ICD-9-CM procedure codes
Code Description Percent
44.64 Gastropexy 0.618
44.65 Esophagogastroplasty 0.767
44.66 Other procedures for creation of esophagogastric sphincteric competence excluding laparoscopy 12.856
44.67 Laparoscopic procedures for creating esophagogastric sphincteric competence 40.067
53.7 Repair of diaphragmatic hernia, abdominal approach 34.977
53.71 Laparoscopic repair of diaphragmatic hernia, abdominal approach 2.318
53.72 Other and open repair of diaphragmatic hernia, with abdominal approach 1.381
53.8 Repair of diaphragmatic hernia, thoracic approach 6.528
53.83 Laparoscopic repair of diaphragmatic hernia, thoracic approach 0.093
53.84 Other and open repair of diaphragmatic hernia, with thoracic approach 0.395