Q05Non-billable (header)

Spina bifida

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

Q00Anencephaly and similar malformationsQ01EncephaloceleQ02MicrocephalyQ03Congenital hydrocephalusQ04Other congenital malformations of brainQ06Other congenital malformations of spinal cordQ07Other congenital malformations of nervous system

Sub-codes of Q05(10)

Q05 is a non-billable header. Select a sub-code to bill.

Q05.0Cervical spina bifida with hydrocephalus✓ BillableQ05.1Thoracic spina bifida with hydrocephalus✓ BillableQ05.2Lumbar spina bifida with hydrocephalus✓ BillableQ05.3Sacral spina bifida with hydrocephalus✓ BillableQ05.4Unspecified spina bifida with hydrocephalus✓ BillableQ05.5Cervical spina bifida without hydrocephalus✓ BillableQ05.6Thoracic spina bifida without hydrocephalus✓ BillableQ05.7Lumbar spina bifida without hydrocephalus✓ BillableQ05.8Sacral spina bifida without hydrocephalus✓ BillableQ05.9Spina bifida, unspecified✓ Billable

✓ Includes

  • •hydromeningocele (spinal)
  • •meningocele (spinal)
  • •meningomyelocele
  • •myelocele
  • •myelomeningocele
  • •rachischisis
  • •spina bifida (aperta)(cystica)
  • •syringomyelocele

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

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

Notes

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

Code Hierarchy

┌17Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0)├Q00-Q07Congenital malformations of the nervous system (Q00-Q07)├Q05Spina bifida
└Q05Spina bifida

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