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G00

Non-Billable (Header)

Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified

Includes

  • bacterial arachnoiditis
  • bacterial leptomeningitis
  • bacterial meningitis
  • bacterial pachymeningitis

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

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

Child Codes

G00.0Hemophilus meningitis
G00.1Pneumococcal meningitis
G00.2Streptococcal meningitis
G00.3Staphylococcal meningitis
G00.8Other bacterial meningitis
G00.9Bacterial meningitis, unspecified

Code Hierarchy

└G00Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified
└G00Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified

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