Q05
Spina bifida
Header / non-billable
Choose the additional character
Q05 needs more characters to be billable. Pick the specific code below.
- 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
This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
This code · Q05
Includes
hydromeningocele (spinal) meningocele (spinal) meningomyelocele myelocele myelomeningocele rachischisis spina bifida (aperta)(cystica) syringomyelocele
Use additional
code for any associated paraplegia (paraparesis) (G82.2-)
Inherited from chapter 17Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Excludes 2
inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
Note
Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records
Official Guidelines for Q05
FY 2026 ›Sections that reference Q05
Sections whose FY 2026 text names Q05, its Q05 category, or a range containing it — the chapter guidance above is the authoritative source.