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G00.9 - Bacterial meningitis, unspecified


The ICD 10 Code for Bacterial meningitis, unspecified is listed as G00.9.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: G00.9
Description: Bacterial meningitis, unspecified
  • Meningitis due to gram-negative bacteria, unspecified
  • Purulent meningitis NOS
  • Pyogenic meningitis NOS
  • Suppurative meningitis NOS
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
023 - Cranio W Major Dev Impl/acute Complex Cns Pdx W Mcc Or Chemo Implant
024 - Cranio W Major Dev Impl/acute Complex Cns Pdx W/o Mcc
025 - Craniotomy & Endovascular Intracranial Procedures W Mcc
026 - Craniotomy & Endovascular Intracranial Procedures W Cc
027 - Craniotomy & Endovascular Intracranial Procedures W/o Cc/mcc
094 - Bacterial & Tuberculous Infections Of Nervous System W Mcc
095 - Bacterial & Tuberculous Infections Of Nervous System W Cc
096 - Bacterial & Tuberculous Infections Of Nervous System W/o Cc/mcc
793 - Full Term Neonate W Major Problems
Chapter Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
Block Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (G00-G09)
Parent G00 - Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 320.82 - Meningitis due to gram-negative bacteria, not elsewhere classified (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 320.9 - Meningitis due to unspecified bacterium (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of G00.9:
G00.0 - Hemophilus meningitis
G00.1 - Pneumococcal meningitis
G00.2 - Streptococcal meningitis
G00.3 - Staphylococcal meningitis
G00.8 - Other bacterial meningitis