Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with A87

  • B00.3 - meningitis due to herpesvirus [herpes simplex] (B00.3)
  • B00.3 - meningitis due to herpesvirus [herpes simplex] (B00.3)
  • B05.1 - meningitis due to measles virus (B05.1)
  • B26.1 - meningitis due to mumps virus (B26.1)
  • meningitis due to poliomyelitis virus (A80.-)
  • B02.1 - meningitis due to zoster (B02.1)

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