ICD-11 classes
08 Diseases of the nervous system
Structural developmental anomalies of the nervous system
LA02 — Spina bifida
LA02.1 — Spina bifida aperta

ICD-11 LA02.1 — Spina bifida aperta

A condition caused by failure of the neural tube to correctly develop during the antenatal period. This condition is characterised by nerve damage originating from a known location in the spine, signified by the presence of a meningocele or myelomeningocele. This condition may present with physical or mental impairment.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.

The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:

• Spina bifida #22229