Q05.6
Thoracic spina bifida without hydrocephalus
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 2 never code together
Instructional notes 11
Q05code
Includes
- hydromeningocele (spinal)
- meningocele (spinal)
- meningomyelocele
- myelocele
- myelomeningocele
- rachischisis
- spina bifida (aperta)(cystica)
- syringomyelocele
Use additional code
- code for any associated paraplegia (paraparesis) (G82.2-)G82.2-
Q05.6code
Inclusion terms
- Dorsal spina bifida NOS
- Thoracolumbar spina bifida NOS
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 9 same parent — Q05
Q05.0 Cervical spina bifida with hydrocephalus Q05.1 Thoracic spina bifida with hydrocephalus Q05.2 Lumbar spina bifida with hydrocephalus Q05.3 Sacral spina bifida with hydrocephalus Q05.4 Unspecified spina bifida with hydrocephalus Q05.5 Cervical spina bifida without hydrocephalus Q05.7 Lumbar spina bifida without hydrocephalus Q05.8 Sacral spina bifida without hydrocephalus Q05.9 Spina bifida, unspecified
Additional references
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