Q05 ICD-10-CA category: Spina bifida
Q05 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 10 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
Q05Spina bifida
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in Q05
Q05 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
Q05.0Cervical spina bifida with hydrocephalusQ05.1Thoracic spina bifida with hydrocephalusQ05.2Lumbar spina bifida with hydrocephalusQ05.3Sacral spina bifida with hydrocephalusQ05.4Unspecified spina bifida with hydrocephalusQ05.5Cervical spina bifida without hydrocephalusQ05.6Thoracic spina bifida without hydrocephalusQ05.7Lumbar spina bifida without hydrocephalusQ05.8Sacral spina bifida without hydrocephalusQ05.9Spina bifida, unspecifiedNotes for Q05
As CIHI prints them, with any note Q05 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Hydromeningocele (spinal)meningocele (spinal)meningomyelocelemyelocelemyelomeningocelerachischisisspina bifida (aperta)(cystica)syringomyelocele
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Arnold-Chiari syndrome (Q07.0)spina bifida occulta (Q76.0)
- Inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E90)From Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
Where Q05 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- 2Block Q00-Q07Congenital malformations of the nervous system
- 3Category Q05Spina bifida
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 Q05 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. Q05 (Spina bifida) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 10 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is Q05 in ICD-10-CA?
Q05 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 Q05?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes notes for Q05, 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.