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Q03

Non-Billable (Header)

Congenital hydrocephalus

Includes

  • hydrocephalus in newborn

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • Arnold-Chiari syndrome, type II (Q07.0-)
  • acquired hydrocephalus (G91.-)
  • hydrocephalus due to congenital toxoplasmosis (P37.1)
  • hydrocephalus with spina bifida (Q05.0-Q05.4)

Child Codes

Q03.0Malformations of aqueduct of Sylvius
HCC 182
Q03.1Atresia of foramina of Magendie and Luschka
HCC 182
Q03.8Other congenital hydrocephalus
HCC 182
Q03.9Congenital hydrocephalus, unspecified
HCC 182

Code Hierarchy

└Q03Congenital hydrocephalus
└Q03Congenital hydrocephalus

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