Q01 Encephalocele

Category / Non-billable header 5 subcodes

Block: Congenital malformations of the nervous system (Q00-Q07)

Includes

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

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • Meckel-Gruber syndrome (Q61.9)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

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

Last reviewed: September 2026