ICD-10-CM Code Q01
Encephalocele
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
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 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.
- Q01 Encephalocele NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE 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
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 |
Coding Notes for Q01 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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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
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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.