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Q05Spina bifida

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

  • hydromeningocele (spinal)
  • meningocele (spinal)
  • meningomyelocele
  • myelocele
  • myelomeningocele
  • rachischisis
  • spina bifida (aperta)(cystica)
  • syringomyelocele

Excludes1 (never code both together)

  • Arnold-Chiari syndrome, type II (Q07.0-)
  • spina bifida occulta (Q76.0)

Use Additional Code

  • code for any associated paraplegia (paraparesis) (G82.2-)

Subcategories (10)

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