Coding and coverage · ICD-10-CM

Q05

Q05.0 Cervical spina bifida with hydrocephalus

BillableCMS-HCC V28: HCC 182Chapter 17
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Instructional notes

Chapter 17

Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
  • inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
Notes
  • Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records

Q05

Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.
  • Arnold-Chiari syndrome, type II (Q07.0-)
  • spina bifida occulta (Q76.0)
Use additional codeAdd a second code for the full picture.
  • code for any associated paraplegia (paraparesis) (G82.2-)
Includes
  • hydromeningocele (spinal)
  • meningocele (spinal)
  • meningomyelocele
  • myelocele
  • myelomeningocele
  • rachischisis
  • spina bifida (aperta)(cystica)
  • syringomyelocele

Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders (Q00-QA1) · Q00-Q07 Congenital malformations of the nervous system (Q00-Q07)

Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.

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