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G00

Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified

Non-billableCategory

Chapter: 6. Diseases of the nervous system

Section: G00-G09 - Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system

Coding Guidelines

Includes

  • bacterial arachnoiditis
  • bacterial leptomeningitis
  • bacterial meningitis
  • bacterial pachymeningitis

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with G00

  • G04.2 - bacterial meningoencephalitis (G04.2)
  • G04.2 - bacterial meningomyelitis (G04.2)

Specific Codes (6)

G00.0Billable

Hemophilus meningitis

G00.1Billable

Pneumococcal meningitis

G00.2Billable

Streptococcal meningitis

G00.3Billable

Staphylococcal meningitis

G00.8Billable

Other bacterial meningitis

G00.9Billable

Bacterial meningitis, unspecified

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