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Q03.8

Other congenital hydrocephalus

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 4 never code together
Q03code
Excludes1
  • Arnold-Chiari syndrome, type II (Q07.0-)Q07.0-
  • acquired hydrocephalus (G91.-)G91.-
  • hydrocephalus due to congenital toxoplasmosis (P37.1)P37.1
  • hydrocephalus with spina bifida (Q05.0-Q05.4)Q05.0-Q05.4

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Instructional notes 1
Q03code
Includes
  • hydrocephalus in newborn
Index entries leading here 2
  • Hydrocephalus (acquired) (external) (internal) (malignant) (recurrent) G91.9
    • congenital (external) (internal) Q03.9
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
    • foramen of Monro (congenital) Q03.8
Alongside this code 3 same parent — Q03
Q03.0 Malformations of aqueduct of Sylvius Q03.1 Atresia of foramina of Magendie and Luschka Q03.9 Congenital hydrocephalus, unspecified
Additional references
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Risk adjustment

CMS22HCC72 CMS28HCC182 ESRD21HCC72 ESRD24HCC72 RX08HCC155

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This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Parent
Q03
Block
Q00-Q07
Siblings
3

Present FY2024–FY2027.