Spina bifida (Q05)

• ICD-10 Index

  • Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)

    • Congenital malformations of the nervous system (Q00-Q07)

      • Spina bifida (Q05)

        • Q05 - Spina bifida NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • Q05.0 - Cervical spina bifida with hydrocephalus BILLABLE CODE
        • Q05.1 - Thoracic spina bifida with hydrocephalus BILLABLE CODE
        • Q05.2 - Lumbar spina bifida with hydrocephalus BILLABLE CODE
        • Q05.3 - Sacral spina bifida with hydrocephalus BILLABLE CODE
        • Q05.4 - Unspecified spina bifida with hydrocephalus BILLABLE CODE
        • Q05.5 - Cervical spina bifida without hydrocephalus BILLABLE CODE
        • Q05.6 - Thoracic spina bifida without hydrocephalus BILLABLE CODE
        • Q05.7 - Lumbar spina bifida without hydrocephalus BILLABLE CODE
        • Q05.8 - Sacral spina bifida without hydrocephalus BILLABLE CODE
        • Q05.9 - Spina bifida, unspecified BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information for Spina bifida (Q05)

Meningomyelocele - Congenital, or rarely acquired, herniation of meningeal and spinal cord tissue through a bony defect in the vertebral column. The majority of these defects occur in the lumbosacral region. Clinical features include PARAPLEGIA, loss of sensation in the lower body, and incontinence. This condition may be associated with the ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION and HYDROCEPHALUS. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, pp35-6)

Meningomyelocele - Congenital, or rarely acquired, herniation of meningeal and spinal cord tissue through a bony defect in the vertebral column. The majority of these defects occur in the lumbosacral region. Clinical features include PARAPLEGIA, loss of sensation in the lower body, and incontinence. This condition may be associated with the ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION and HYDROCEPHALUS. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, pp35-6)

Meningomyelocele - Congenital, or rarely acquired, herniation of meningeal and spinal cord tissue through a bony defect in the vertebral column. The majority of these defects occur in the lumbosacral region. Clinical features include PARAPLEGIA, loss of sensation in the lower body, and incontinence. This condition may be associated with the ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION and HYDROCEPHALUS. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, pp35-6)

Meningocele - A congenital or acquired protrusion of the meninges, unaccompanied by neural tissue, through a bony defect in the skull or vertebral column.

Meningomyelocele - Congenital, or rarely acquired, herniation of meningeal and spinal cord tissue through a bony defect in the vertebral column. The majority of these defects occur in the lumbosacral region. Clinical features include PARAPLEGIA, loss of sensation in the lower body, and incontinence. This condition may be associated with the ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION and HYDROCEPHALUS. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, pp35-6)

Meningomyelocele - Congenital, or rarely acquired, herniation of meningeal and spinal cord tissue through a bony defect in the vertebral column. The majority of these defects occur in the lumbosacral region. Clinical features include PARAPLEGIA, loss of sensation in the lower body, and incontinence. This condition may be associated with the ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION and HYDROCEPHALUS. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, pp35-6)

Meningomyelocele - Congenital, or rarely acquired, herniation of meningeal and spinal cord tissue through a bony defect in the vertebral column. The majority of these defects occur in the lumbosacral region. Clinical features include PARAPLEGIA, loss of sensation in the lower body, and incontinence. This condition may be associated with the ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION and HYDROCEPHALUS. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, pp35-6)

Instructional Notations

Includes Includes
This note appears immediately under a three character code title to further define, or give examples of, the content of the category.

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

Use Additional Code Use Additional Code
The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.

• code for any associated paraplegia paraparesis G82.2

Type 1 Excludes Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

• Arnold-Chiari syndrome, type II Q07.0
• spina bifida occulta Q76.0