Current
Q05 — Spina bifida
Part of Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders , block Congenital malformations of the nervous system (Q00-Q07) .
Official Notes
Includes
hydromeningocele (spinal)
Includes
meningocele (spinal)
Includes
meningomyelocele
Includes
myelocele
Includes
myelomeningocele
Includes
rachischisis
Includes
spina bifida (aperta)(cystica)
Includes
syringomyelocele
Use Additional Code
code for any associated paraplegia (paraparesis) ( G82.2- )
Excludes1
Arnold-Chiari syndrome, type II ( Q07.0- )
Excludes1
spina bifida occulta ( Q76.0 )
Child Codes
- Q05.0 Cervical spina bifida with hydrocephalus Billable
- Q05.1 Thoracic spina bifida with hydrocephalus Billable
- Q05.2 Lumbar spina bifida with hydrocephalus Billable
- Q05.3 Sacral spina bifida with hydrocephalus Billable
- Q05.4 Unspecified spina bifida with hydrocephalus Billable
- Q05.5 Cervical spina bifida without hydrocephalus Billable
- Q05.6 Thoracic spina bifida without hydrocephalus Billable
- Q05.7 Lumbar spina bifida without hydrocephalus Billable
- Q05.8 Sacral spina bifida without hydrocephalus Billable
- Q05.9 Spina bifida, unspecified Billable
Referenced By
Official notes on these codes cite Q05.
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