Q05
Spina bifida
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
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- )
More Specific Codes
10 codes under Q05
- 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
Version History
How Q05 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentSpina bifida
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedSpina bifida
Related Codes
Codes whose official notes reference Q05
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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