Q04.9

Congenital malformation of brain, unspecified

Billable / specificHCC V28 182POA exempt

Q04.9 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

  • Congenital anomaly NOS of brain
  • Congenital deformity NOS of brain
  • Congenital disease or lesion NOS of brain
  • Multiple anomalies NOS of brain, congenital

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

  • Congenital anomaly NOS of brain
  • Congenital deformity NOS of brain
  • Congenital disease or lesion NOS of brain
  • Multiple anomalies NOS of brain, congenital
  • Anomaly, anomalous, brain
  • Anomaly, anomalous, cerebral
  • Anomaly, anomalous, dura
  • Cyclencephaly
  • Deformity, brain
  • Deformity, cerebral, acquired, congenital
  • Disease, diseased, brain, congenital
  • Distortion, brain
  • Lesion, brain, congenital
  • Malformation, brain
  • Malformation, cerebral
  • Malformation, dura, brain

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
  • Q04.8Other specified congenital malformations of brainBillable

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