Q00.0 is the ICD-10 code for Anencephaly. It is a four-character subcategory of Q00 (Anencephaly and similar malformations), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block Q00–Q07 (Congenital malformations of the nervous system) in Chapter XVII, Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XVII · Q00–Q99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What Q00.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Acephaly
- Acrania
- Amyelencephaly
- Hemianencephaly
- Hemicephaly
Q00.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Q00.0Anencefali
Q00.0Anencephalus
DQ000Anencefali
- DQ000AAkrani
- DQ000BAmyelencefali
- DQ000DHemianencefali
Q00.0Anenkefalia (aivottomuus)
Q00.0Anenzephalie
Q00.0Anencéphalie
Q00.0anencefalie
Q00.0Anencephaly
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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