Q05.6 is the ICD-10 code for Thoracic spina bifida without hydrocephalus. It is a four-character subcategory of Q05 (Spina bifida), 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 Q05.6 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Spina bifida:
- dorsal NOS
- thoracolumbar NOS
Q05.6 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Q05.6Torakal spina bifida uten hydrocephalus
DQ056Torakal spina bifida uden hydrocefalus
- DQ056AÅben torakal spina bifida uden hydrocefalus
- DQ056BTorakolumbal spina bifida uden hydrocefalus
- DQ056CÅben torakolumbal spina bifida uden hydrocefalus
Q05.6Rintarangan selkärankahalkio ilman vesipäisyyttä
Q05.6Thorakale Spina bifida ohne Hydrozephalus
Q05.6Spina bifida thoracique, sans hydrocéphalie
Q05.6thoracale spina bifida zonder hydrocefalie
Q05.6Thoracic spina bifida without 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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