G01 Billable Code
Meningitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere
Effective From: 10/01/2016
Chapter Classification
Chapter 6
Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
Section Detail
G00-G09
Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (G00-G09)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
codeFirst
- underlying disease
excludes1
- meningitis (in):
- gonococcal (A54.81)
- leptospirosis (A27.81)
- listeriosis (A32.11)
- Lyme disease (A69.21)
- meningococcal (A39.0)
- neurosyphilis (A52.13)
- tuberculosis (A17.0)
- meningoencephalitis and meningomyelitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere (G05)
OPPS Editing Flags
External Cause
No
Mental Health
No
Manifestation (Edit 89)
Yes
Code First Applicable This code represents a manifestation of an underlying disease. The underlying condition must be coded first as the principal diagnosis.
No
Unacceptable PDX (Edit 113)
No
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