Q01

Encephalocele

Non-billable header

Q01 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • Arnold-Chiari syndrome, type III
  • encephalocystocele
  • encephalomyelocele
  • hydroencephalocele
  • hydromeningocele, cranial
  • meningocele, cerebral
  • meningoencephalocele
  • Note: Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • Meckel-Gruber syndrome (Q61.9)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)

More specific codes Q01

  • Q01.0Frontal encephaloceleBillable
  • Q01.1Nasofrontal encephaloceleBillable
  • Q01.2Occipital encephaloceleBillable
  • Q01.8Encephalocele of other sitesBillable
  • Q01.9Encephalocele, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • Q00Anencephaly and similar malformationsHeader
  • Q02MicrocephalyBillable
  • Q03Congenital hydrocephalusHeader
  • Q04Other congenital malformations of brainHeader
  • Q05Spina bifidaHeader
  • Q06Other congenital malformations of spinal cordHeader
  • Q07Other congenital malformations of nervous systemHeader

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