Q06.9 Congenital malformation of spinal cord, unspecified
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.
Applicable to
- Congenital anomaly NOS of spinal cord
- Congenital deformity NOS of spinal cord
- Congenital disease or lesion NOS of spinal cord
Risk adjustment (HCC)
- CMS-HCC V28: HCC 182 — Spinal Cord Disorders/Injuries
- CMS-HCC V22: HCC 72 — Spinal Cord Disorders/Injuries
- RxHCC V08: HCC 155 — Spinal Cord Disorders
- ESRD V24: HCC 72
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 091-093 in MDC 01.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
742.59 Other specified congenital anomalies of spinal cord (approximate)742.9 Unspecified congenital anomaly of brain, spinal cord, and nervous system (approximate)
Diagnosis Index entries for Q06.9
- Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) › dura (brain) › spinal cord
- Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) › meningeal bands or folds › spinal
- Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) › meninges › spinal
- Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) › spine, spinal NEC › cord
- Deformity › spinal › cord (congenital)
- Disease, diseased › spinal (cord) › congenital
- Lesion (s) (nontraumatic) › spinal cord › congenital
- Malformation (congenital) › dura › spinal
- Malformation (congenital) › meninges or membrane (congenital) › spinal (cord)
- Malformation (congenital) › spinal › cord
Nearby codes
Q06.1 Hypoplasia and dysplasia of spinal cordQ06.2 DiastematomyeliaQ06.3 Other congenital cauda equina malformationsQ06.4 HydromyeliaQ06.8 Other specified congenital malformations of spinal cordQ06.9 Congenital malformation of spinal cord, unspecified (this code)