Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 741.93
Spina bifida lumbar region without hydrocephalus
  • Short description: Spina bifida-lumbar.
  • ICD-9-CM 741.93 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 741.93 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 741.93.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 741.93: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 741.93 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q05.7 Lumbar spina bifida without hydrocephalus
Approximate Synonyms
  • Congenital sacral meningocele
  • High lumbar myelomeningocele
  • Low lumbar myelomeningocele
  • Lumbar meningomyelocele
  • Lumbar myelomeningocele
  • Lumbar spina bifida
  • Lumbar spina bifida aperta
  • Lumbar spina bifida without hydrocephalus (disorder)
  • Lumbosacral myelomeningocele
  • Meningocele sacral, congenital
  • Meningomyelocele of lumbosacral spine
  • Myelomeningocele, high lumbar
  • Myelomeningocele, low lumbar
  • Myelomeningocele, lumbar
  • Myelomeningocele, lumbosacral
  • Sacral meningocele, congenital
  • Sacral spina bifida
  • Spina bifida aperta of lumbar spine
  • Spina bifida aperta, lumbar
  • Spina bifida of lumbar region
  • Spina bifida of sacral region
  • Spina bifida without hydrocephalus, lumbar
  • Spina bifida wo hydrocephalus, lumbar
  • Spina bifida, lumbar
  • Spina bifida, sacral
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