Q05
ICD-10Non-billable categorySpina bifida
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Spina bifida
Q05 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Includes
- hydromeningocele (spinal)
- meningocele (spinal)
- meningomyelocele
- myelocele
- myelomeningocele
- rachischisis
- spina bifida (aperta)(cystica)
- syringomyelocele
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- Arnold-Chiari syndrome, type II (Q07.0-)
- spina bifida occulta (Q76.0)
Use additional code
Report an additional code to identify the associated condition.
- code for any associated paraplegia (paraparesis) (G82.2-)
More specific codes under Q05
- 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
- Q05.6Thoracic spina bifida without hydrocephalus
- Q05.7Lumbar spina bifida without hydrocephalus
- Q05.8Sacral spina bifida without hydrocephalus
- Q05.9Spina bifida, unspecified
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.