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ICD-10 diagnosis code

Q05 Spina bifida

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Q05 is the ICD-10 code for Spina bifida. It is a three-character category divided into 10 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block Q00–Q07 (Congenital malformations of the nervous system) in Chapter XVII, Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
XVII · Q00–Q99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What Q05 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • hydromeningocele (spinal)
  • meningocele (spinal)
  • meningomyelocele
  • myelocele
  • myelomeningocele
  • rachischisis
  • spina bifida (aperta)(cystica)
  • syringomyelocele

What Q05 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • Arnold-Chiari syndrome Q07.0
  • spina bifida occulta Q76.0

Subcodes of Q05

Q05 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

Q05Spina bifida (kluven ryggrad)

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DQ05Spina bifida

FinlandICD-10-FI

Q05Spina bifida (selkärankahalkio)

GermanyICD-10-GM

Q05Spina bifida

FranceICD-10-FR

Q05Spina bifida

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Q05spina bifida

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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