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Q01 Encephalocele

Part of Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders , block Congenital malformations of the nervous system (Q00-Q07) .

Official Notes

Includes

Arnold-Chiari syndrome, type III

Includes

encephalocystocele

Includes

encephalomyelocele

Includes

hydroencephalocele

Includes

hydromeningocele, cranial

Includes

meningocele, cerebral

Includes

meningoencephalocele

Excludes1

Meckel-Gruber syndrome ( Q61.9 )

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Referenced By

Official notes on these codes cite Q01.

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