Q01.9 ENCEPHALOCELE, UNSPECIFIED

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Q01.9

Short Description: Encephalocele, unspecified

Long Description: Encephalocele, unspecified

The code Q01.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- Congenital malformations of the nervous system (Q00-Q07)
  - Encephalocele (Q01)
    - Q01.9 Encephalocele, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea
Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea due to encephalocele
Congenital cerebral hernia
Congenital cerebral meningocele
Congenital malformation of dural sinus
Encephalocele
Encephalocystocele
Encephalomyelocele
Isolated encephalocele
Meningoencephalocele
Sinus pericranii

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code		ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
Q01.9		742.0	Encephalocele

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
Q01	Encephalocele
Q01.0	Frontal encephalocele
Q01.1	Nasofrontal encephalocele
Q01.2	Occipital encephalocele
Q01.8	Encephalocele of other sites

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

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