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 periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
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Related Codes(5)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
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Also Known As / Clinical Terms(118)
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
Clinical Terms
- MENINGITIS E COLI
- Meningitis caused by Citrobacter
- Citrobacter meningitis
- Morganella infection
- Morganella morganii infection
- E COLI MENINGITIS
- Aerobic gram-negative bacillus meningitis
- Escherichia coli meningitis (disorder)
- Bacterial infection caused by Morganella morganii
- Enterobacter meningitis
- Escherichia coli meningitis
- Meningitis caused by bacillus pyocyaneus
- Infection caused by Enterobacter aerogenes
- Escherichia coli infection of the central nervous system
- Meningitis caused by Enterobacter aerogenes
- Meningitis caused by Klebsiella aerogenes
- Meningitis caused by Bordetella pertussis
- Meningitis due to proteus morganii
- Bacterial infection caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Friedlander bacillus infection
- Friedlander's bacillus infection
- Infection caused by Bordetella
- Infection caused by Enterobacter
- Meningitis caused by Gram positive aerobic rod
- Meningitis due to Escherichia coli
- Proteus morganii infection
- Meningitis caused by anaerobic bacteria
- Morganella morganii meningitis
- E. coli meningitis
- Enterobacter infection
- Meningitis caused by Spirochaetes
- Escherichia coli Meningitides
- Bacterial infection caused by Proteus morganii
- Meningitis caused by Aerobacter aerogenes
- Meningitis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Meningitides, Escherichia coli
- Meningitis due to pseudomonas
- Meningitis caused by Friedlander bacillus (disorder)
- Infection caused by Klebsiella aerogenes
- Meningitis caused by Enterobacter
- Meningitis caused by Enterococcus
- Meningitis caused by Klebsiella mobilis
- Infection caused by Citrobacter
- Infection caused by Klebsiella mobilis
- Meningitis caused by gram-negative aerobic bacillus
- Meningitis due to Friedländer's bacillus
- Enterococcus meningitis
- Pseudomonas meningitis
- Infection caused by Enterococcus
- Meningitis due to Klebsiella
- Citrobacter infection
- Infection caused by Aerobacter aerogenes
- Meningitis caused by Friedlander bacillus
- Meningitis, Escherichia coli
- Klebsiella aerogenes infection
- Proteus meningitis
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for other bacterial meningitis?
The ICD-10-CM code for other bacterial meningitis is G00.8. The full clinical description is "Other bacterial meningitis". G00.8 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code G00.8 mean?
ICD-10-CM code G00.8 represents “Other bacterial meningitis”. It is classified under Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System and 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, also report: 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.
How does G00.8 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like other bacterial meningitis affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of G00.8?
G00.8 maps to the ICD-11 code: 1D01.0Z (Bacterial meningitis, unspecified).
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