Q01 ICD-10-CA category: Encephalocele
Q01 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 5 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
Q01Encephalocele
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in Q01
Q01 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
Notes for Q01
As CIHI prints them, with any note Q01 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Encephalomyelocelehydroencephalocelehydromeningocele, cranialmeningocele, cerebralmeningoencephalocele
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Acquired (temporal) encephalocele (G93.5)Meckel-Gruber syndrome (Q61.9)
- Inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E90)From Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
Where Q01 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- 2Block Q00-Q07Congenital malformations of the nervous system
- 3Category Q01Encephalocele
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is Q01 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. Q01 (Encephalocele) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 5 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is Q01 in ICD-10-CA?
Q01 sits under Q00-Q07 Congenital malformations of the nervous system, within Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99).
What coding notes apply to Q01?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes notes for Q01, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.