Q04
Non-Billable
ChapterQ00–Q99
Rankcategory
Description
Other congenital malformations of brain
About ICD-10-CM code Q04
Under Q00-Q99 Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities, within Congenital malformations of the nervous system (Q00-Q07), ICD-10-CM code Q04 describes Other congenital malformations of brain. This code cannot be billed directly because more specific child codes exist beneath it.
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Q04.0Congenital malformations of corpus callosumQ04.1ArhinencephalyQ04.2HoloprosencephalyQ04.3Other reduction deformities of brainQ04.4Septo-optic dysplasia of brainQ04.5MegalencephalyQ04.6Congenital cerebral cystsQ04.8Other specified congenital malformations of brainQ04.9Congenital malformation of brain, unspecified
Metadata & Insights
- •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
- •Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99).
Clinical Hierarchy
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Applicable Ancestor Context
The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to Q04:
chapterCH17
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0)
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No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.
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