G00.3
BillableStaphylococcal meningitis
Staphylococcal meningitis
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)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code to further identify organism (B95.61-B95.8)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Staphylococcal meningitis12166008
- Staphylococcus aureus meningitis230148000
- Staphylococcus epidermidis meningitis230149008
- Infection due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus266096002
- MRSA (Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) infection266096002
- Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection266096002
- Infection caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis406608004
- Meningitis caused by methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus721749008
- Methicillin resistant Staphyloccus aureus meningitis721749008
- Infection caused by coagulase-negative Staphylococcus120821000119107
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code G00.3?
ICD-10-CM code G00.3 represents "Staphylococcal meningitis". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is G00.3 a billable code?
Yes, G00.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G00.3 in?
G00.3 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What codes cannot be used with G00.3?
G00.3 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: bacterial meningoencephalitis (G04.2); bacterial meningomyelitis (G04.2).
Are additional codes required with G00.3?
Yes, when using G00.3 you should also code: code to further identify organism (B95.61-B95.8).
What SNOMED CT codes does G00.3 map to?
G00.3 maps to 7 SNOMED CT concepts: 406608004, 120821000119107, 266096002, 721749008, 12166008, and 2 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G00.3?
G00.3 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0154640. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.