All ICD10 Codes

Q05

Non-Billable
ChapterQ00–Q99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Spina bifida

Use a more specific code (10 billable)
Q05.0Cervical spina bifida with hydrocephalusQ05.1Thoracic spina bifida with hydrocephalusQ05.2Lumbar spina bifida with hydrocephalusQ05.3Sacral spina bifida with hydrocephalusQ05.4Unspecified spina bifida with hydrocephalusQ05.5Cervical spina bifida without hydrocephalusQ05.6Thoracic spina bifida without hydrocephalusQ05.7Lumbar spina bifida without hydrocephalusQ05.8Sacral spina bifida without hydrocephalusQ05.9Spina bifida, unspecified
Metadata & Insights
  • •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. Code separately if applicable.)
  • inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • hydromeningocele (spinal)
  • meningocele (spinal)
  • meningomyelocele
  • myelocele
  • myelomeningocele
  • rachischisis
  • spina bifida (aperta)(cystica)
  • syringomyelocele
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • Arnold-Chiari syndrome, type II (Q07.0-)
  • spina bifida occulta (Q76.0)
Use Additional Code
  • code for any associated paraplegia (paraparesis) (G82.2-)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH17Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0)
Q00-Q07Congenital malformations of the nervous system (Q00-Q07)
Q05Spina bifidaNot billable
Q05.0Cervical spina bifida with hydrocephalusBillable
Q05.1Thoracic spina bifida with hydrocephalusBillable
Q05.2Lumbar spina bifida with hydrocephalusBillable
Q05.3Sacral spina bifida with hydrocephalusBillable
Q05.4Unspecified spina bifida with hydrocephalusBillable
Q05.5Cervical spina bifida without hydrocephalusBillable
Q05.6Thoracic spina bifida without hydrocephalusBillable
Q05.7Lumbar spina bifida without hydrocephalusBillable
Q05.8Sacral spina bifida without hydrocephalusBillable
Q05.9Spina bifida, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

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

chapterCH17
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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