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Q01Encephalocele

ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Congenital malformations of the nervous system (Q00-Q07)

Code Details

BillableNo — use a more specific child code
ChapterChapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders (Q00-QA1)
SectionCongenital malformations of the nervous system (Q00-Q07)

Coding Notes

Includes

  • Arnold-Chiari syndrome, type III
  • encephalocystocele
  • encephalomyelocele
  • hydroencephalocele
  • hydromeningocele, cranial
  • meningocele, cerebral
  • meningoencephalocele

Excludes1 (never code both together)

  • Meckel-Gruber syndrome (Q61.9)

Subcategories (5)

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