ICD-10-CM Code for Spina bifida, unspecified Q05.9

ICD-10 code Q05.9 for Spina bifida, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities .

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Spina bifida, unspecified

Q05

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

Excludes1: Arnold-Chiari syndrome, type II (Q07.0-)
spina bifida occulta (Q76.0)

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

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