Q76.0 Spina bifida occulta

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• meningocele (spinal) (Q05.-)
• spina bifida (aperta) (cystica) (Q05.-)

Applies from Q76 Congenital malformations of spine and bony thorax

Excludes1 (never code together)

• congenital musculoskeletal deformities of spine and chest (Q67.5-Q67.8)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 091-093 in MDC 01.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 756.17 Spina bifida occulta

Code annotations containing back-references to Q76.0

Back-references to Q76.0

• Type 1 Excludes: M43 Other deforming dorsopathies ("spina bifida occulta (Q76.0)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Q05 Spina bifida ("spina bifida occulta (Q76.0)")

Back-references to Q76

• Type 1 Excludes: M24.3 Pathological dislocation of joint, not elsewhere classified ("congenital dislocation or displacement of joint- see congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79)")
• Type 2 Excludes: M95 Other acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue ("congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Q76.0

• Spina bifida (aperta) › occulta

Nearby codes

• Q76 Congenital malformations of spine and bony thorax
• Q76.0 Spina bifida occulta (this code)
• Q76.1 Klippel-Feil syndrome
• Q76.2 Congenital spondylolisthesis
• Q76.3 Congenital scoliosis due to congenital bony malformation
• Q76.4 Other congenital malformations of spine, not associated with scoliosis
• Q76.41 Congenital kyphosis