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Q01 Non-Billable Code

Encephalocele

Chapter Classification

Chapter 17 Congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders (Q00-QA0)

Section Detail

Q00-Q07 Congenital malformations of the nervous system (Q00-Q07)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

includes
  • Arnold-Chiari syndrome, type III
  • encephalocystocele
  • encephalomyelocele
  • hydroencephalocele
  • hydromeningocele, cranial
  • meningocele, cerebral
  • meningoencephalocele
excludes1
  • Meckel-Gruber syndrome (Q61.9)

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

  • Q01.0 - Frontal encephalocele Billable
  • Q01.1 - Nasofrontal encephalocele Billable
  • Q01.2 - Occipital encephalocele Billable
  • Q01.8 - Encephalocele of other sites Billable
  • Q01.9 - Encephalocele, unspecified Billable

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