Anencephaly
Billable / specificHCC V28 182POA exempt
Q00.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Acephaly
- Acrania
- Amyelencephaly
- Hemianencephaly
- Hemicephaly
Includes (from Q00)
- Note: Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
Also known as
- Acephaly
- Acrania
- Amyelencephaly
- Hemianencephaly
- Hemicephaly
- Absence, brain
- Absence, skull bone, with anencephaly
- Acephalia, acephalism, acephalus, acephaly
- Agenesis, brain
- Agenesis, skull, with anencephaly
- Amyelencephalus, amyelencephaly
- Anencephalus, anencephaly
- Anomaly, anomalous, hemianencephaly
- Anomaly, anomalous, hemicephaly
- Anomaly, anomalous, hemicrania
- Anomaly, anomalous, skull, with anencephaly
- Aplasia, brain
- Distortion, skull boneNEC, with anencephalus
Parent code
- Q00Anencephaly and similar malformationsHeader