Q06

Non-Billable
ChapterQ00–Q99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Other congenital malformations of spinal cord

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99).

CH17 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)
  • inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH17Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0)
Q00-Q07Congenital malformations of the nervous system (Q00-Q07)
Q06Other congenital malformations of spinal cord
Q06.0Amyelia
Q06.1Hypoplasia and dysplasia of spinal cord
Q06.2Diastematomyelia
Q06.3Other congenital cauda equina malformations
Q06.4Hydromyelia
Q06.8Other specified congenital malformations of spinal cord
Q06.9Congenital malformation of spinal cord, unspecified

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to Q06:

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 Q06. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

25 raw paths
Agenesis1 unique routes
spinal cord→Q06
Amyelia1 unique routes
Direct index entry→Q06
Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type)5 unique routes
cauda equina→Q06
dura (brain)
spinal cord→Q06
meningeal bands or folds
spinal→Q06
meninges
spinal→Q06
spine, spinal NEC
cord→Q06
Aplasia1 unique routes
ventral horn cell→Q06
Atelomyelia1 unique routes
Direct index entry→Q06
Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)1 unique routes
neuroenteric (congenital)→Q06
Defect, defective1 unique routes
developmental
cauda equina→Q06
Deformity2 unique routes
meninges or membrane (congenital)
spinal cord (congenital)→Q06
spinal
cord (congenital)→Q06
Development1 unique routes
defective, congenital
cauda equina→Q06
Diastematomyelia1 unique routes
Direct index entry→Q06
Dilatation1 unique routes
cavum septi pellucidi→Q06
Disease, diseased1 unique routes
spinal (cord)
congenital→Q06
Distortion (s) (congenital)1 unique routes
spinal cord→Q06
Duplication, duplex1 unique routes
spinal cord (incomplete)→Q06
Dysplasia1 unique routes
spinal cord→Q06
Hydromyelia1 unique routes
Direct index entry→Q06
Hydrorachis1 unique routes
Direct index entry→Q06
Hypoplasia, hypoplastic1 unique routes
spinal (cord) (ventral horn cell)→Q06
Lesion (s) (nontraumatic)1 unique routes
spinal cord
congenital→Q06
Malformation (congenital)1 unique routes
dura
spinal→Q06

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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