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ICD-10: Q01

Encephalocele

Clinical Information

Includes

  • encephalocystocele
  • encephalomyelocele
  • hydromeningocele, cranial
  • meningocele, cerebral
  • hydroencephalocele
  • Arnold-Chiari syndrome, type III
  • meningoencephalocele

Coding Guidelines

Excludes 1

  • Meckel-Gruber syndrome (Q61.9)

Subcategories

Q01.1
Nasofrontal encephalocele
Q01.2
Occipital encephalocele
Q01.9
Encephalocele, unspecified
Q01.0
Frontal encephalocele
Q01.8
Encephalocele of other sites

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