Q01.2

Occipital encephalocele

Billable / specificHCC V28 182POA exempt

Q01.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from Q01)

  • 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) (from Q01)

Excludes2

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

  • inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88) (from Q01)

Also known as

  • Encephalocele, occipital

Parent code

  • Q01EncephaloceleHeader

Related codes

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

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