Q053-char group
Spina bifida
⇄ Primary-code rule changed vs QĐ4469
Coding rules (TT06)
- ●Avoid — more specific 4-5 char codes exist (see below)
Coding guidance (WHO 2019)
Incl.: hydromeningocele (spinal) meningocele (spinal) meningomyelocele myelocele myelomeningocele rachischisis spina bifida (aperta)(cystica) syringomyelocele Excl.: Arnold-Chiari syndrome (Q07.0) spina bifida occulta (Q76.0)
Codes within Q05
Q05.0Cervical spina bifida with hydrocephalusQ05.1Thoracic spina bifida with hydrocephalusQ05.2Lumbar spina bifida with hydrocephalusQ05.3Sacral spina bifida with hydrocephalusQ05.4Unspecified spina bifida with hydrocephalusQ05.5Cervical spina bifida without hydrocephalusQ05.6Thoracic spina bifida without hydrocephalusQ05.7Lumbar spina bifida without hydrocephalusQ05.8Sacral spina bifida without hydrocephalusQ05.9Spina bifida, unspecified