G02 Billable Code
Meningitis in other infectious and parasitic 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, such as:
- African trypanosomiasis (B56.-)
- poliovirus infection (A80.-)
excludes1
- candidal meningitis (B37.5)
- coccidioidomycosis meningitis (B38.4)
- cryptococcal meningitis (B45.1)
- herpesviral [herpes simplex] meningitis (B00.3)
- infectious mononucleosis complicated by meningitis (B27.- with fifth character 2)
- measles complicated by meningitis (B05.1)
- meningoencephalitis and meningomyelitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere (G05)
- mumps meningitis (B26.1)
- rubella meningitis (B06.02)
- varicella [chickenpox] meningitis (B01.0)
- zoster meningitis (B02.1)
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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