Q05Spina bifida
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Specificity
Do not use Q05 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Group Q00-Q07
- Congenital malformations of the nervous system
- Official Vietnamese name
- Dị tật bẩm sinh nứt đốt sống [cột sống chẻ đôi] [gai đôi cột sống]
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: hydromeningocele (spinal) meningocele (spinal) meningomyelocele myelocele myelomeningocele rachischisis spina bifida (aperta)(cystica) syringomyelocele Excl.: Arnold-Chiari syndrome (Q07.0) spina bifida occulta (Q76.0)
Related Q05 codes
Q05.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cervical spina bifida with hydrocephalus
Q05.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Thoracic spina bifida with hydrocephalus
Q05.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Lumbar spina bifida with hydrocephalus
Q05.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Sacral spina bifida with hydrocephalus
Q05.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Unspecified spina bifida with hydrocephalus
Q05.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cervical spina bifida without hydrocephalus
Q05.6
Primary diagnosis candidate
Thoracic spina bifida without hydrocephalus
Q05.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Lumbar spina bifida without hydrocephalus
Q05.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Sacral spina bifida without hydrocephalus
Q05.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Spina bifida, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
