Q05 - Spina bifida

The ICD 10 Code for Spina bifida is listed as Q05.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	Q05
Description:	Spina bifida Includes: hydromeningocele (spinal) meningocele (spinal) meningomyelocele myelocele myelomeningocele rachischisis spina bifida (aperta) (cystica) syringomyelocele Use additional code for any associated paraplegia (paraparesis) (G82.2-) Excludes1: Arnold-Chiari syndrome, type II (Q07.0-) spina bifida occulta (Q76.0)

Chapter	Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of Q05:
Q05.0 - Cervical spina bifida with hydrocephalus
Q05.1 - Thoracic spina bifida with hydrocephalus
Q05.2 - Lumbar spina bifida with hydrocephalus
Q05.3 - Sacral spina bifida with hydrocephalus
Q05.4 - Unspecified spina bifida with hydrocephalus
Q05.5 - Cervical spina bifida without hydrocephalus
Q05.6 - Thoracic spina bifida without hydrocephalus
Q05.7 - Lumbar spina bifida without hydrocephalus
Q05.8 - Sacral spina bifida without hydrocephalus
Q05.9 - Spina bifida, unspecified