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ICD-10 diagnosis code

Q03.8 Other congenital hydrocephalus

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Q03.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other congenital hydrocephalus. It is a four-character subcategory of Q03 (Congenital hydrocephalus), 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

Q03.8 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

Q03.8Annan medfödd hydrocefalus

NorwayICD-10-NO

Q03.8Annen spesifisert medfødt hydrocephalus

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DQ038Anden form for medfødt hydrocefalus

  • DQ038AKommunicerende medfødt hydrocefalus
  • DQ038BEkstern medfødt hydrocefalus
  • DQ038CIntern medfødt hydrocefalus
FinlandICD-10-FI

Listed through more specific codes:

  • Q03.81Hydroletalus-oireyhtymä
  • Q03.88Muu synnynnäinen vesipäisyys
GermanyICD-10-GM

Q03.8Sonstiger angeborener Hydrozephalus

FranceICD-10-FR

Q03.8Autres hydrocéphalies congénitales

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Q03.8overige gespecificeerde congenitale-hydrocefalie

United StatesICD-10-CM

Q03.8Other congenital hydrocephalus

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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