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Q04.9

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Congenital malformation of brain, unspecified

Congenital malformation of brain, unspecified

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Congenital anomaly NOS of brain
  • Congenital deformity NOS of brain
  • Congenital disease or lesion NOS of brain
  • Multiple anomalies NOS of brain, congenital

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

Related Codes(8)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)

ICD-11 Equivalents

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Corresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping

Also Known As / Clinical Terms(265)

SNOMED CT

Clinical Terms

  • Brain malformation
  • CODAS (cerebro-oculo-dento-auriculo-skeletal) syndrome
  • Brain malformations
  • Syndromic microphthalmia type 6
  • Microcephalus, brain defect, spasticity, hypernatraemia syndrome
  • Bachmann Bupp syndrome
  • Autosomal recessive intellectual disability due to TRAPPC9 (trafficking protein particle complex 9) deficiency
  • Endocrine cerebroosteodysplasia syndrome
  • Congenital brain anomaly
  • Diplegia
  • Oculo-palato-cerebral syndrome
  • Congenital deformity NOS of brain
  • COXPD12 - combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 12
  • Congenital disease of brain
  • Hunter Jurenka Thompson syndrome
  • Hypoplasia of left kidney
  • Disorder of ornithine metabolism
  • Delleman-Oorthuys syndrome
  • Van Maldergem syndrome
  • Oculorenocerebellar syndrome
  • Cerebro-oculo-dento-auriculo-skeletal syndrome
  • ZTTK syndrome
  • Duodenal atresia
  • Cerebrocostomandibular syndrome
  • Congenital muscular hypertrophy-cerebral syndrome
  • ECO syndrome
  • Multiple anomalies of brain
  • Epilepsy with congenital anomaly of brain
  • Intellectual disability, obesity, brain malformation, facial dysmorphism syndrome
  • Global developmental delay, alopecia, macrocephaly, facial dysmorphism, structural brain anomalies syndrome
  • Focal epilepsy, intellectual disability, dysarthria, ataxia syndrome
  • Congenital hypotrichosis
  • Dysplasia with defective mineralization
  • Multiple brain anomalies
  • X-linked intellectual disability Kroes type
  • Oculo-palato-cerebral dwarfism
  • Focal epilepsy, intellectual disability, cerebro-cerebellar malformation syndrome
  • Congenital anomaly of brain (disorder)
  • Hypotrichosis congenita
  • PIGG-CDG - congenital disorder of glycosylation due to PIGG deficiency
  • Bilateral renal hypoplasia
  • Hypoplasia of right kidney
  • Lethal brain and heart developmental defects syndrome
  • Microcephalus, brain defect, spasticity, hypernatremia syndrome
  • Bakrania Ragge syndrome
  • Muscle eye brain disease with bilateral multicystic leucodystrophy
  • Dysplasia with defective mineralisation
  • Na excess
  • Na overload
  • Progressive chorea
  • Cerebellar cortical dysplasia
  • Early-onset epilepsy, intellectual disability, brain anomalies syndrome
  • PHPV - persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous
  • Visceral neuropathy and brain anomaly with facial dysmorphism and developmental delay syndrome
  • Brain anomaly, severe intellectual disability, ectodermal dysplasia, skeletal deformity, ear anomaly, kidney dysplasia syndrome
  • BRESEK (brain anomaly, severe mental retardation, ectodermal dysplasia, skeletal deformity, ear anomaly, kidney dysplasia) syndrome
  • Oculocerebrocutaneous syndrome
  • Epilepsy due to congenital anomaly of brain
  • Spastic paralysis
  • Hypernatremia
  • Congenital labioscrotal agenesis, cerebellar malformation, corneal dystrophy, facial dysmorphism syndrome
  • Muscle eye brain disease with bilateral multicystic leukodystrophy
  • Cerebrofacioarticular syndrome
  • Zhu Tokita Takenouchi Kim syndrome
  • Congenital corneal dystrophy
  • Congenital disorder of glycosylation due to PIGG (phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class G) deficiency
  • Left renal hypoplasia
  • Oculo-cerebro-dental syndrome
  • Ornithine metabolism disorder
  • X-linked cerebral, cerebellar, coloboma syndrome
  • brain deformity
  • Congenital hypotrichia
  • Severe oculo-renal-cerebellar syndrome
  • Bruch-de Lange syndrome
  • CODAS syndrome
  • Anomalies of cerebellum
  • Oculopalatocerebral syndrome
  • Combined malformation of central nervous system and skeletal muscle
  • Congenital anomaly NOS of brain
  • ECO (endocrine-cerebro-osteodysplasia) syndrome
  • Linear hypopigmentation and craniofacial asymmetry with acral, ocular and brain anomalies
  • Deformity of brain
  • RHOA (ras homolog family member A) related mosaic ectodermal dysplasia
  • Lethal fetal brain malformation, duodenal atresia, bilateral renal hypoplasia syndrome
  • Combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 12
  • Spastic diplegia
  • Congenital disease or lesion NOS of brain
  • Goossens Devriendt syndrome
  • Multiple anomalies NOS of brain, congenital
  • RHOA-related mosaic ectodermal dysplasia
  • Congenital anomaly of brain
  • Congenital disorder of glycosylation due to phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class G deficiency
  • Microphthalmos due to Delleman syndrome
  • Congenital hypoplasia of right kidney
  • brain deformities
  • Congenital brain damage
  • X-linked mental retardation Reish type
  • Bilateral paralysis
  • BRESEK syndrome
  • Microphthalmia with brain and digit anomaly
  • Cerebro-costo-mandibular syndrome
  • Brain malformations, musculoskeletal abnormalities, facial dysmorphism, intellectual disability syndrome
  • Rib gap defects with micrognathia
  • Familial visceral neuropathy
  • Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome hepatocerebrorenal form
  • Aplasia cutis congenita secondary to malformation syndrome (Type 9)
  • Leukoencephalopathy, thalamus and brainstem anomalies, high lactate syndrome
  • Oculocerebrodental syndrome
  • Atresia of duodenum
  • Choreoathetosis
  • Mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid depletion syndrome hepatocerebrorenal form
  • Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous
  • Right renal hypoplasia
  • Congenital atresia of duodenum
  • malformation brain
  • Ornithine decarboxylase deficiency
  • Persistent foetal vasculature syndrome
  • Brain malformation, congenital heart disease, postaxial polydactyly syndrome
  • Congenital anomaly of cerebrum
  • Persistent fetal vasculature syndrome
  • Brain anomaly, severe mental retardation, ectodermal dysplasia, skeletal deformity, ear anomaly, kidney dysplasia syndrome
  • Congenital dystrophy of cornea
  • Sodium overload
  • Hypernatraemia
  • Endocrine-cerebro-osteodysplasia syndrome
  • ORC (oculo-renal-cerebellar) syndrome
  • Congenital brain anomaly NOS
  • Franek Bocker Kahlen syndrome
  • Congenital hypoplasia of left kidney
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for congenital malformation of brain, unspecified?

The ICD-10-CM code for congenital malformation of brain, unspecified is Q04.9. The full clinical description is "Congenital malformation of brain, unspecified". Q04.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code Q04.9 mean?

ICD-10-CM code Q04.9 represents “Congenital malformation of brain, unspecified”. It is classified under Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is Q04.9 a billable code?

Yes, Q04.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is Q04.9 in?

Q04.9 is in Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (codes Q00-Q99).

What codes cannot be used with Q04.9?

Q04.9 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: cyclopia (Q87.0); macrocephaly (Q75.3).

What SNOMED CT codes does Q04.9 map to?

Q04.9 maps to 53 SNOMED CT concepts: 204047001, 403553002, 51118003, 763350002, 717945001, and 48 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for Q04.9?

Q04.9 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0266449, C2910101, C2910102. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does Q04.9 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like congenital malformation of brain, unspecified affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

What is the ICD-11 equivalent of Q04.9?

Q04.9 maps to the ICD-11 code: LA05.Z (Cerebral structural developmental anomalies, unspecified).

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