Q04.8

Other specified congenital malformations of brain

Billable / specificHCC V28 182POA exempt

Q04.8 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

  • Arnold-Chiari syndrome, type IV
  • Macrogyria

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.

  • inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88) (from Q04)

Also known as

  • Arnold-Chiari syndrome, type IV
  • Macrogyria
  • Anomaly, anomalous, meninges, cerebral
  • Arnold-Chiari disease, obstruction or syndrome, type IV
  • Deformity, meninges or membrane, cerebral
  • Dilatation, ventricular, ventricle, cerebral, congenital
  • Displacement, displaced, brain stem, caudal
  • Displacement, displaced, cerebellum, caudal
  • Distortion, gyri
  • Ectopic, ectopia, brain
  • Ectopic, ectopia, cerebral
  • Heterotopia, heterotopic, cerebralis
  • Malformation, brain, specified type NEC
  • Malformation, meninges or membrane, cerebral
  • Malposition, congenital, brain tissue
  • Softening, brain, 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
  • Q04.6Congenital cerebral cystsBillable
  • Q04.9Congenital malformation of brain, unspecifiedBillable

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