ICD-10-CM · Chapter 17 · Q00–Q99
Q05.6
Thoracic spina bifida without hydrocephalus
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Quick facts
- Code
- Q05.6
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 17 — Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Category
- Q05 — Spina bifida
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Q05.6 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of thoracic spina bifida without hydrocephalus. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in Q05
- Q05Spina bifida
- Q05.0Cervical spina bifida with hydrocephalus
- Q05.1Thoracic spina bifida with hydrocephalus
- Q05.2Lumbar spina bifida with hydrocephalus
- Q05.3Sacral spina bifida with hydrocephalus
- Q05.4Unspecified spina bifida with hydrocephalus
- Q05.5Cervical spina bifida without hydrocephalus
- Q05.7Lumbar spina bifida without hydrocephalus
- Q05.8Sacral spina bifida without hydrocephalus
- Q05.9Spina bifida, unspecified
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