Q05

Spina bifida

Non-billable header

Q05 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • hydromeningocele (spinal)
  • meningocele (spinal)
  • meningomyelocele
  • myelocele
  • myelomeningocele
  • rachischisis
  • spina bifida (aperta)(cystica)
  • syringomyelocele
  • Note: Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • Arnold-Chiari syndrome, type II (Q07.0-)
  • spina bifida occulta (Q76.0)

Excludes2

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

  • inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code for any associated paraplegia (paraparesis) (G82.2-)

More specific codes Q05

  • Q05.0Cervical spina bifida with hydrocephalusBillable
  • Q05.1Thoracic spina bifida with hydrocephalusBillable
  • Q05.2Lumbar spina bifida with hydrocephalusBillable
  • Q05.3Sacral spina bifida with hydrocephalusBillable
  • Q05.4Unspecified spina bifida with hydrocephalusBillable
  • Q05.5Cervical spina bifida without hydrocephalusBillable
  • Q05.6Thoracic spina bifida without hydrocephalusBillable
  • Q05.7Lumbar spina bifida without hydrocephalusBillable
  • Q05.8Sacral spina bifida without hydrocephalusBillable
  • Q05.9Spina bifida, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • Q00Anencephaly and similar malformationsHeader
  • Q01EncephaloceleHeader
  • Q02MicrocephalyBillable
  • Q03Congenital hydrocephalusHeader
  • Q04Other congenital malformations of brainHeader
  • Q06Other congenital malformations of spinal cordHeader
  • Q07Other congenital malformations of nervous systemHeader

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