G02
BillableMeningitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).
What This Code Means
Inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord that occurs as a complication of an infectious or parasitic disease classified elsewhere in the medical record.
Coding Tips
- •This code requires a secondary diagnosis code for the underlying infectious or parasitic disease
- •Use this for meningitis secondary to viral infections, fungal infections, or parasitic diseases
Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together
- candidal meningitis (B37.5)
- coccidioidomycosis meningitis (B38.4)
- cryptococcal meningitis (B45.1)
- herpesviral [herpes simplex] meningitis (B00.3)
- infectious mononucleosis complicated by meningitis (B27.- with fifth character 2)
- measles complicated by meningitis (B05.1)
- meningoencephalitis and meningomyelitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere (G05)
- mumps meningitis (B26.1)
- rubella meningitis (B06.02)
- varicella [chickenpox] meningitis (B01.0)
- zoster meningitis (B02.1)
Code Hierarchy
└G02Meningitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
└G02Meningitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere