ICD-10-CM Code G03
Meningitis due to other and unspecified causes
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 G03 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of G03 that describes the diagnosis 'meningitis due to other and unspecified causes' in more detail.
- G03 Meningitis due to other and unspecified causes NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE G03.0 Nonpyogenic meningitis
- BILLABLE G03.1 Chronic meningitis
- BILLABLE G03.2 Benign recurrent meningitis [Mollaret]
- BILLABLE G03.8 Meningitis due to other specified causes
- BILLABLE G03.9 Meningitis, unspecified
The ICD code G03 is used to code Meningitis
Meningitis (from Greek μῆνιγξ méninx, "membrane" and the medical suffix -itis, "inflammation") is an acute inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges. The inflammation may be caused by infection with viruses, bacteria, or other microorganisms, and less commonly by certain drugs. Meningitis can be life-threatening because of the inflammation's proximity to the brain and spinal cord; therefore, the condition is classified as a medical emergency.
| Specialty: | Infectious Disease, Neurology |
| MeSH Codes: | D008581, D008581, D008581 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 320, 321, 322 |
Meninges of the central nervous system: dura mater, arachnoid, and pia mater.
Coding Notes for G03 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. - Arachnoiditis NOS
- Leptomeningitis NOS
- Meningitis NOS
- Pachymeningitis NOS
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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." - Meningoencephalitis - instead, use code G04.-
- Meningomyelitis - instead, use code G04.-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'G03 - Meningitis due to other and unspecified causes'
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