G00
Non-billableBacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified
Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- bacterial arachnoiditis
- bacterial leptomeningitis
- bacterial meningitis
- bacterial pachymeningitis
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Child Codes (6)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- BACT MENINGITIDESC0085437
- BACT MENINGITISC0085437
- BM - Bacterial meningitisC0085437
- Bacterial MeningitidesC0085437
- Bacterial MeningitisC0085437
- Bacterial meningitisC0085437
- Bacterial meningitis (disorder)C0085437
- Bacterial meningitis, unspecifiedC0085437
- MENINGITIDES BACTC0085437
- MENINGITIS BACTC0085437
- Meningitides, BacterialC0085437
- Meningitis bacterialC0085437
- Meningitis bacterial NOSC0085437
- Meningitis due to unspecified bacteriumC0085437
- Meningitis, BacterialC0085437
- Meningitis, bacterialC0085437
- bacterial meningitidesC0085437
- bacterial meningitisC0085437
- Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classifiedC0494441
- bacterial arachnoiditisC4290118
- bacterial leptomeningitisC4290119
- bacterial pachymeningitisC4290120
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code G00?
ICD-10-CM code G00 represents "Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is G00 a billable code?
No, G00 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 6 child codes under G00.
What chapter is G00 in?
G00 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What codes cannot be used with G00?
G00 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: bacterial meningoencephalitis (G04.2); bacterial meningomyelitis (G04.2).
What are the subcategories under G00?
G00 has 6 child codes, including: G00.0 (Hemophilus meningitis), G00.1 (Pneumococcal meningitis), G00.2 (Streptococcal meningitis), G00.3 (Staphylococcal meningitis), and 2 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G00?
G00 is linked to 5 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0085437, C0494441, C4290118, C4290119, C4290120. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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