J98.6
ICD-10BillableDisorders of diaphragm
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Disorders of diaphragm
J98.6 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.
Inclusion terms
- Diaphragmatitis
- Paralysis of diaphragm
- Relaxation of diaphragm
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- congenital malformation of diaphragm NEC (Q79.1)
- congenital diaphragmatic hernia (Q79.0)
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- diaphragmatic hernia (K44.-)
Related codes in J98
- J98.0Diseases of bronchus, not elsewhere classifiedcategory
- J98.1Pulmonary collapsecategory
- J98.2Interstitial emphysema
- J98.3Compensatory emphysema
- J98.4Other disorders of lung
- J98.5Diseases of mediastinum, not elsewhere classifiedcategory
- J98.8Other specified respiratory disorders
- J98.9Respiratory disorder, unspecified
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- J98
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.