ICD-10-CM Code G00
Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code G00 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of G00 that describes the diagnosis 'bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified' in more detail.
- G00 Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE G00.0 Hemophilus meningitis
- BILLABLE G00.1 Pneumococcal meningitis
- BILLABLE G00.2 Streptococcal meningitis
- BILLABLE G00.3 Staphylococcal meningitis
- BILLABLE G00.8 Other bacterial meningitis
- BILLABLE G00.9 Bacterial meningitis, unspecified
Coding Notes for G00 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Bacterial arachnoiditis
- Bacterial leptomeningitis
- Bacterial meningitis
- Bacterial pachymeningitis
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Bacterial:
- Meningoencephalitis - instead, use code G04.2
- Meningomyelitis - instead, use code G04.2
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'G00 - Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code G00. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.