Q00.0 ANENCEPHALY

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Q00.0

Short Description: Anencephaly

Long Description: Anencephaly

The code Q00.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- Congenital malformations of the nervous system (Q00-Q07)
  - Anencephaly and similar malformations (Q00)
    - Q00.0 Anencephaly

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

Acardia
Acephalobrachius
Acephalocheiria
Acephaly
Acrania
Amyelencephalus
Anencephalus
Anencephaly without rachischisis
Congenital absence of left hand
Congenital absence of right hand
Congenital brain aplasia
Hemianencephaly
Hemicephaly
Holoacardius acephalus
Holoanencephaly
Incomplete anencephaly

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code Q00.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Inclusion Terms:
- Acephaly
- Acrania
- Amyelencephaly
- Hemianencephaly
- Hemicephaly

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code		ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
Q00.0		740.0	Anencephalus

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
Q00	Anencephaly and similar malformations
Q00.1	Craniorachischisis
Q00.2	Iniencephaly

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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