Q05.2

Billable

ChapterQ00–Q99

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Official Description

Lumbar spina bifida with hydrocephalus

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99).

Instructional Notes

Includes

Lumbosacral spina bifida with hydrocephalus

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Clinical Hierarchy

CH17Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0)

Q00-Q07Congenital malformations of the nervous system (Q00-Q07)

Q05Spina bifida

Q05.2Lumbar spina bifida with hydrocephalus

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to Q05.2:

categoryQ05

Spina bifida

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chapterCH17

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to Q05.2. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

4 raw paths

Hydrocephalus (acquired) (external) (internal) (malignant) (recurrent)2 unique routes

congenital (external) (internal)(2 variants)

with spina bifida(2 variants)

lumbar→Q05.2

lumbosacral→Q05.2

Spina bifida (aperta)2 unique routes

lumbar

with hydrocephalus→Q05.2

lumbosacral

with hydrocephalus→Q05.2