FY2027 ICD-10-CM reference
Q05: Spina bifida
By the HCC Buddy Coding Team
The official ICD-10-CM descriptor is Spina bifida. The FY2027 annual edition starts October 1, 2026. Check the edition that applies to the encounter or inpatient discharge, including any April update.
Nonbillable heading. Verified against the official FY2027 order file.
CMS-HCC V28
Not applicable to this nonbillable heading
CMS-HCC V24
Not applicable to this nonbillable heading
ESRD
Not applicable to this nonbillable heading
PACE
Not applicable to this nonbillable heading
RxHCC
Not applicable to this nonbillable heading
HHS-HCC
Not applicable to this nonbillable heading
More specific FY2027 codes
- Q05.0: Cervical spina bifida with hydrocephalusBillable code
- Q05.1: Thoracic spina bifida with hydrocephalusBillable code
- Q05.2: Lumbar spina bifida with hydrocephalusBillable code
- Q05.3: Sacral spina bifida with hydrocephalusBillable code
- Q05.4: Unspecified spina bifida with hydrocephalusBillable code
- Q05.5: Cervical spina bifida without hydrocephalusBillable code
- Q05.6: Thoracic spina bifida without hydrocephalusBillable code
- Q05.7: Lumbar spina bifida without hydrocephalusBillable code
- Q05.8: Sacral spina bifida without hydrocephalusBillable code
- Q05.9: Spina bifida, unspecifiedBillable code
FY2027 Tabular instructions
Instructions below include applicable chapter, section and parent-code notes. Each note identifies where it appears in the official source.
Instructional note
Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records
Source: Q00-QA1 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
Source: Q00-QA1 (chapter, inherited).
Includes
hydromeningocele (spinal)
Source: Q05 (category, direct).
Includes
meningocele (spinal)
Source: Q05 (category, direct).
Includes
meningomyelocele
Source: Q05 (category, direct).
Includes
myelocele
Source: Q05 (category, direct).
Includes
myelomeningocele
Source: Q05 (category, direct).
Includes
rachischisis
Source: Q05 (category, direct).
Includes
spina bifida (aperta)(cystica)
Source: Q05 (category, direct).
Includes
syringomyelocele
Source: Q05 (category, direct).
Instructional note
code for any associated paraplegia (paraparesis) (G82.2-)
Source: Q05 (category, direct).
Excludes1
Arnold-Chiari syndrome, type II (Q07.0-)
Source: Q05 (category, direct).
Excludes1
spina bifida occulta (Q76.0)
Source: Q05 (category, direct).
Compare the FY2027 additions, removals and billable-status changes
What does Q05 mean in FY2027?
The official ICD-10-CM descriptor is Spina bifida. The FY2027 annual edition starts October 1, 2026. Check the edition that applies to the encounter or inpatient discharge, including any April update.
Is Q05 billable in FY2027?
The FY2027 order file marks Q05 as a nonbillable heading. Select a complete billable child code.
Does Q05 map to an HCC?
Risk-model mapping is not applicable to this nonbillable heading. Check a complete billable child code.
Source: CMS FY2027 ICD-10-CM order file. Payment model: CMS CY 2027 Rate Announcement. Read the FY2027 Official Guidelines.
Review the FY2026 April edition