Q01Non-billable (header)

Encephalocele

Related Codes· Congenital malformations of the nervous system (Q00-Q07)

Q00Anencephaly and similar malformationsQ02MicrocephalyQ03Congenital hydrocephalusQ04Other congenital malformations of brainQ05Spina bifidaQ06Other congenital malformations of spinal cordQ07Other congenital malformations of nervous system

Sub-codes of Q01(5)

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Q01.0Frontal encephalocele✓ BillableQ01.1Nasofrontal encephalocele✓ BillableQ01.2Occipital encephalocele✓ BillableQ01.8Encephalocele of other sites✓ BillableQ01.9Encephalocele, unspecified✓ Billable

✓ Includes

  • •Arnold-Chiari syndrome, type III
  • •encephalocystocele
  • •encephalomyelocele
  • •hydroencephalocele
  • •hydromeningocele, cranial
  • •meningocele, cerebral
  • •meningoencephalocele

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •Meckel-Gruber syndrome (Q61.9)

Code Hierarchy

┌17Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0)├Q00-Q07Congenital malformations of the nervous system (Q00-Q07)├Q01Encephalocele
└Q01Encephalocele

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