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Q05

Non-Billable (Header)

Spina bifida

Includes

  • hydromeningocele (spinal)
  • meningocele (spinal)
  • meningomyelocele
  • myelocele
  • myelomeningocele
  • rachischisis
  • spina bifida (aperta)(cystica)
  • syringomyelocele

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

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

Use Additional Code

  • code for any associated paraplegia (paraparesis) (G82.2-)

Child Codes

Q05.0Cervical spina bifida with hydrocephalus
HCC 182
Q05.1Thoracic spina bifida with hydrocephalus
HCC 182
Q05.2Lumbar spina bifida with hydrocephalus
HCC 182
Q05.3Sacral spina bifida with hydrocephalus
HCC 182
Q05.4Unspecified spina bifida with hydrocephalus
HCC 182
Q05.5Cervical spina bifida without hydrocephalus
HCC 182
Q05.6Thoracic spina bifida without hydrocephalus
HCC 182
Q05.7Lumbar spina bifida without hydrocephalus
HCC 182
Q05.8Sacral spina bifida without hydrocephalus
HCC 182
Q05.9Spina bifida, unspecified
HCC 182

Code Hierarchy

└Q05Spina bifida
└Q05Spina bifida

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