G03
Non-billableMeningitis due to other and unspecified causes
Meningitis due to other and unspecified causes
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
- arachnoiditis NOS
- leptomeningitis NOS
- meningitis NOS
- pachymeningitis NOS
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 (5)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- ARACHNOID MEMBRANE INFLAMMC0003708
- ArachnitisC0003708
- Arachnoid Membrane InflammationC0003708
- Arachnoid Membrane InflammationsC0003708
- ArachnoiditidesC0003708
- ArachnoiditisC0003708
- Arachnoiditis (disorder)C0003708
- INFLAMM ARACHNOID MEMBRANEC0003708
- Inflammation, Arachnoid MembraneC0003708
- Inflammations, Arachnoid MembraneC0003708
- arachnitisC0003708
- arachnoiditisC0003708
- arachnoiditis NOSC0003708
- LeptomeningitisC0023355
- Leptomeningitis (disorder)C0023355
- leptomeningitisC0023355
- leptomeningitis NOSC0023355
- MeningitidesC0025289
- MeningitisC0025289
- Meningitis (disorder)C0025289
- Meningitis NOSC0025289
- Meningitis of unspecified causeC0025289
- Meningitis, unspecifiedC0025289
- meningitidesC0025289
- meningitisC0025289
- meningitis NOSC0025289
- Meningitis due to other and unspecified causesC0494444
- PachymeningitidesC0030167
- PachymeningitisC0030167
- Pachymeningitis (disorder)C0030167
- pachymeningitidesC0030167
- pachymeningitisC0030167
- pachymeningitis NOSC0030167
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code G03?
ICD-10-CM code G03 represents "Meningitis due to other and unspecified causes". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is G03 a billable code?
No, G03 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 5 child codes under G03.
What chapter is G03 in?
G03 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What codes cannot be used with G03?
G03 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: meningoencephalitis (G04.-); meningomyelitis (G04.-).
What are the subcategories under G03?
G03 has 5 child codes, including: G03.0 (Nonpyogenic meningitis), G03.1 (Chronic meningitis), G03.2 (Benign recurrent meningitis [Mollaret]), G03.8 (Meningitis due to other specified causes), and 1 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G03?
G03 is linked to 5 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0003708, C0023355, C0025289, C0494444, C0030167. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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