ICD-10-CM · Chapter 17 · Q00–Q99
Q07.8
Other specified congenital malformations of nervous system
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Quick facts
- Code
- Q07.8
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 17 — Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Category
- Q07 — Other congenital malformations of nervous system
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Q07.8 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of other specified congenital malformations of nervous system. 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 Q07
- Q07Other congenital malformations of nervous system
- Q07.0Arnold-Chiari syndrome
- Q07.00Arnold-Chiari syndrome without spina bifida or hydrocephalus
- Q07.01Arnold-Chiari syndrome with spina bifida
- Q07.02Arnold-Chiari syndrome with hydrocephalus
- Q07.03Arnold-Chiari syndrome with spina bifida and hydrocephalus
- Q07.9Congenital malformation of nervous system, unspecified
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