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ICD-10-CM Code for Megalencephaly Q04.5

ICD-10 code Q04.5 for Megalencephaly is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities .

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Megalencephaly

Q04

Excludes1: cyclopia (Q87.0)
macrocephaly (Q75.3)

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Joubert syndrome
[QUOTE="Dfreddie, post: 399837, member: 367242"]The provider has it coded with D81.9. I don't believe that's correct. I'm having trouble finding a code though. Can anyone help me? I'm leaning toward Q... [ Read More ]
Joubert syndrome
The provider has it coded with D81.9. I don't believe that's correct. I'm having trouble finding a code though. Can anyone help me? I'm leaning toward Q03.1 or Q04.8... [ Read More ]
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