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ICD-10-CM Code for Encephalocele Q01

ICD-10 code Q01 for Encephalocele is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities .

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Encephalocele
Includes: Arnold-Chiari syndrome, type III
encephalocystocele
encephalomyelocele
hydroencephalocele
hydromeningocele, cranial
meningocele, cerebral
meningoencephalocele
Excludes1: Meckel-Gruber syndrome (Q61.9)
 
Q01 Encephalocele
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Frontal encephalocele
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Nasofrontal encephalocele
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Occipital encephalocele
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Encephalocele of other sites
Child Code
Encephalocele, unspecified

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