G00.8
BillableOther bacterial meningitis
Other bacterial meningitis
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)
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
- Bacterial infection caused by Morganella morganii10789001
- Bacterial infection caused by Proteus morganii10789001
- Morganella morganii infection10789001
- Proteus morganii infection10789001
- Bacterial infection caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae186435004
- Friedlander bacillus infection186435004
- Friedlander's bacillus infection186435004
- Infection caused by Aerobacter aerogenes186461000
- Infection caused by Enterobacter aerogenes186461000
- Infection caused by Klebsiella aerogenes186461000
- Infection caused by Klebsiella mobilis186461000
- Klebsiella aerogenes infection186461000
- Meningitis caused by Bordetella pertussis192650000
- Meningitis caused by bacillus pyocyaneus192654009
- Escherichia coli meningitis192655005
- Meningitis due to Escherichia coli192655005
- Meningitis caused by Friedlander bacillus192656006
- Meningitis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae192656006
- Meningitis due to proteus morganii192659004
- Morganella morganii meningitis192659004
- Meningitis due to pseudomonas192660009
- Pseudomonas meningitis192660009
- Proteus meningitis302877009
- Morganella infection312105006
- Infection caused by Enterococcus406574007
- Escherichia coli infection of the central nervous system406580004
- Meningitis caused by Aerobacter aerogenes420585007
- Meningitis caused by Enterobacter aerogenes420585007
- Meningitis caused by Klebsiella aerogenes420585007
- Meningitis caused by Klebsiella mobilis420585007
- Meningitis caused by anaerobic bacteria445059005
- Aerobic gram-negative bacillus meningitis721241005
- Meningitis caused by gram-negative aerobic bacillus721241005
- Meningitis caused by Spirochaetes721242003
- Enterobacter infection721728007
- Infection caused by Enterobacter721728007
- Enterobacter meningitis721729004
- Meningitis caused by Enterobacter721729004
- Enterococcus meningitis721748000
- Meningitis caused by Enterococcus721748000
- Infection caused by Bordetella782715005
- Citrobacter infection1137353009
- Infection caused by Citrobacter1137353009
- Meningitis caused by Gram positive aerobic rod1163132002
- Citrobacter meningitis1303591007
- Meningitis caused by Citrobacter1303591007
UMLS
- E COLI MENINGITISC0338395
- E. coli meningitisC0338395
- Escherichia coli MeningitidesC0338395
- Escherichia coli MeningitisC0338395
- Escherichia coli meningitisC0338395
- Escherichia coli meningitis (disorder)C0338395
- MENINGITIS E COLIC0338395
- Meningitides, Escherichia coliC0338395
- Meningitis due to Escherichia coliC0338395
- Meningitis, Escherichia coliC0338395
- Meningitis caused by Friedlander bacillusC0393434
- Meningitis caused by Friedlander bacillus (disorder)C0393434
- Meningitis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniaeC0393434
- Meningitis due to Friedländer's bacillusC0393434
- Meningitis due to KlebsiellaC2875012
- Other bacterial meningitisC0477333
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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