Q06 ICD-10-CA category: Other congenital malformations of spinal cord

Q06 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 7 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.

Official description

Q06

Other congenital malformations of spinal cord

ICD-10-CA · Canada

Codes in Q06

Q06 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.

Notes for Q06

As CIHI prints them, with any note Q06 takes from the headings above it.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E90)From Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)

Where Q06 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  2. 2Block Q00-Q07Congenital malformations of the nervous system
  3. 3Category Q06Other congenital malformations of spinal cord

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 Q06 a valid ICD-10-CA code?

No. Q06 (Other congenital malformations of spinal cord) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 7 codes; record the one the documentation supports.

Where is Q06 in ICD-10-CA?

Q06 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 Q06?

ICD-10-CA lists Excludes notes for Q06, 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.