Congenital cerebral cysts
Billable / specificHCC V28 182POA exempt
Q04.6 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
- Porencephaly
- Schizencephaly
Includes (from Q04)
- Note: Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
Also known as
- Porencephaly
- Schizencephaly
- Cyst, arachnoid, brain, congenital
- Cyst, brain, congenital
- Cyst, brain, third ventricle, congenital
- Cyst, choroid plexus, congenital
- Cyst, paraphysis, cerebri, congenital
- Cyst, porencephalic
- Degeneration, degenerative, brain, cystic, congenital
Parent code
- Q04Other congenital malformations of brainHeader
Related codes
- Q04.0Congenital malformations of corpus callosumBillable
- Q04.1ArhinencephalyBillable
- Q04.2HoloprosencephalyBillable
- Q04.3Other reduction deformities of brainBillable
- Q04.4Septo-optic dysplasia of brainBillable
- Q04.5MegalencephalyBillable
- Q04.8Other specified congenital malformations of brainBillable
- Q04.9Congenital malformation of brain, unspecifiedBillable