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Q05 - Spina bifida

ICD-10-CM Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities · Q00-Q07 Congenital malformations of the nervous system (Q00-Q07) · Top-level category · FY2027

Coding Guidance

Q05 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 10 more specific codes below.

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

IncludesFrom Q05

Conditions this code covers.

  • hydromeningocele (spinal)
  • meningocele (spinal)
  • meningomyelocele
  • myelocele
  • myelomeningocele
  • rachischisis
  • spina bifida (aperta)(cystica)
  • syringomyelocele
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom Q05

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • Arnold-Chiari syndrome, type II (Q07.0-)
  • spina bifida occulta (Q76.0)
Use Additional CodeFrom Q05

Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.

  • code for any associated paraplegia (paraparesis) (G82.2-)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter Q00-Q99

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
NotesFrom Chapter Q00-Q99

Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records

More Specific Codes (10)

Q05.0Cervical spina bifida with hydrocephalus→Q05.1Thoracic spina bifida with hydrocephalus→Q05.2Lumbar spina bifida with hydrocephalus→Q05.3Sacral spina bifida with hydrocephalus→Q05.4Unspecified spina bifida with hydrocephalus→Q05.5Cervical spina bifida without hydrocephalus→Q05.6Thoracic spina bifida without hydrocephalus→Q05.7Lumbar spina bifida without hydrocephalus→Q05.8Sacral spina bifida without hydrocephalus→Q05.9Spina bifida, unspecified→

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