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ICD-10-CM Code Q01
Encephalocele

NON-BILLABLE
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code Q01 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of Q01 that describes the diagnosis 'encephalocele' in more detail.


The ICD code Q01 is used to code Meningohydroencephalocoele

Meningohydroencephalocoele (AmE: meningohydroencephalocele) is a form of meningocele (AmE) - a developmental abnormality of the central nervous system.

Specialty: Medical Genetics
MeSH Codes: , D009436
ICD 9 Codes: , 740.741742
Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for Q01 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section.
Arnold-Chiari syndrome, type III
Encephalocystocele
Encephalomyelocele
Hydroencephalocele
Hydromeningocele, cranial
Meningocele, cerebral
Meningoencephalocele
Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here."
Meckel-Gruber syndrome - instead, use code Q61.9

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'Q01 - Encephalocele'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code Q01. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.


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