742.3 - Congenital Hydrocephalus
The ICD 9 Code for Congenital hydrocephalus is listed as 742.3.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 742.3 |
| Long Description: | Congenital hydrocephalus |
| Short Description: | Congenital hydrocephalus |
| Chapter: | Congenital Anomalies |
| Block: | Other congenital anomalies of nervous system (742-742) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | Q03.0 - Malformations of aqueduct of Sylvius (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | Q03.1 - Atresia of foramina of Magendie and Luschka (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | Q03.8 - Other congenital hydrocephalus (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 742.3: | |
| 742.0 - Encephalocele | |
| 742.1 - Microcephalus | |
| 742.2 - Congenital reduction deformities of brain | |
| 742.4 - Other specified congenital anomalies of brain | |
| 742.8 - Other specified congenital anomalies of nervous system | |
| 742.9 - Unspecified congenital anomaly of brain, spinal cord, and nervous system | |