2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q00.2Iniencephaly
ICD-10-CM Codes›Q00-Q99›Q00-Q07›Q00
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- MCC — Major Complication or Comorbidity
- Risk Adjusts — HCC 182
- POA Exempt
- Chronic Condition
Q00.2 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for iniencephaly. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 91 through 93, 791, 793. As a secondary diagnosis, it counts as a major complication or comorbidity (MCC) and places an inpatient stay in the highest severity level of its MS-DRG family. It does not count, however, when the principal diagnosis is one of 3 closely related codes. The code is exempt from POA reporting. Coders also document this condition as congenital malposition of cervical vertebra. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Nervous system congenital anomalies.
For Medicare Advantage risk adjustment, Q00.2 maps to CMS-HCC Category 182 (Spinal Cord Disorders/Injuries) under the V28 model, adding a risk factor of about 0.478 for a community, non-dual, aged beneficiary in payment year 2027.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Present on Admission (POA)Billing
Q00.2 is exempt from POA reporting on inpatient claims to general acute care hospitals. Review the other POA exempt codes in Congenital malformations of the nervous system (Q00-Q07).
Medicare Risk Adjustment (HCC)Billing
Q00.2 maps to a payment category in the CMS-HCC model used to risk-adjust Medicare Advantage payments. Weights are the published community factors for payment year 2027.
Source: CMS Payment Year 2027 risk adjustment mappings and model software. Weights are relative factors, not dollar amounts; a beneficiary's total RAF also includes demographics and interactions. Browse all CMS-HCC categories.
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Congenital malposition of cervical vertebra
- Craniorachischisis
- Iniencephaly
- Iniencephaly - closed
- Iniencephaly - open
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to Q00.2: its own notes plus those printed at Chapter 17. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
Notes
General instructions on how these codes are used.
- Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Clinical InformationClinical
Iniencephaly
a rare neural tube defect characterized by extreme retroflexion of the head and severe defects of the spine. it is usually associated with other congenital anomalies.
Patient EducationClinical
Neural Tube Defects
Neural tube defects are birth defects of the brain, spine, or spinal cord. They happen in the first month of pregnancy, often before a woman even knows that she is pregnant. The two most common neural tube defects are spina bifida and anencephaly. In spina bifida, the fetal spinal column doesn't close completely.
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Convert Q00.2 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About Q00.2Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for iniencephaly?
The ICD-10-CM code for iniencephaly is Q00.2 (sometimes written as Q002). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is Q00.2 (Anencephaly and similar malformations) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report iniencephaly on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does Q00.2 group to?
When iniencephaly is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 793, 791, 91, 92, 93, with relative weights from 0.7783 to 4.2192 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Is Q00.2 a CC or MCC?
CMS lists Q00.2 as an MCC (major complication or comorbidity) for FY 2027. Reported as a secondary diagnosis, it places the inpatient stay in the highest-weighted DRG of its severity family. It does not count when the principal diagnosis is one of the 3 closely related codes in its exclusion list.
Is Q00.2 exempt from POA reporting?
Yes. CMS lists this code among those exempt from present on admission reporting, so hospitals do not assign a POA indicator for iniencephaly on inpatient claims. The code appears in the Congenital malformations of the nervous system (Q00-Q07) range of the CMS exempt list.
What HCC is Q00.2?
Q00.2 (iniencephaly) maps to CMS-HCC Category 182 (Spinal Cord Disorders/Injuries), commonly written as HCC 182, in the CMS-HCC V28 model used for Medicare Advantage risk adjustment in payment year 2027. It mapped to HCC 72 under the retired V24 model. It also maps in the PACE (CMS-HCC V22), ESRD (V21), and ESRD (V24) models. In the Part D prescription drug model it maps to RxHCC 155.
Does Q00.2 risk-adjust for Medicare Advantage payment?
Yes. When documented and reported on a Medicare Advantage encounter, Q00.2 adds a risk adjustment factor of about 0.478 to the beneficiary's RAF score for a community, non-dual, aged enrollee (published V28 weights range from 0.270 to 0.478 depending on the payment segment). A more severe related category (HCC 180, HCC 181, HCC 191, and HCC 192) supersedes it when both are reported. See the full factor table on the HCC 182 category page.
