G00.8

Billable

Other bacterial meningitis

Other bacterial meningitis

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

G00-G09

Parent Code

G00

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Meningitis due to Escherichia coli
  • Meningitis due to Friedländer's bacillus
  • Meningitis due to Klebsiella

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)

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

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 (B96.-)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

SNOMED CT

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code G00.8?

ICD-10-CM code G00.8 represents "Other bacterial meningitis". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is G00.8 a billable code?

Yes, G00.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is G00.8 in?

G00.8 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).

What codes cannot be used with G00.8?

G00.8 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 G00.8?

Yes, when using G00.8 you should also code: code to further identify organism (B96.-).

What SNOMED CT codes does G00.8 map to?

G00.8 maps to 24 SNOMED CT concepts: 721241005, 186435004, 10789001, 1137353009, 1303591007, and 19 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for G00.8?

G00.8 is linked to 4 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0338395, C0393434, C2875012, C0477333. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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