A20.3

Plague meningitis

Billable / specific

A20.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from A20)

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
  • infection due to Yersinia pestis

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from A20)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A20)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A20)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A20)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A20)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from A20)

Also known as

  • Meningitis, Yersinia pestis
  • Plague, meningitis

Parent code

  • A20PlagueHeader

Related codes

  • A20.0Bubonic plagueBillable
  • A20.1Cellulocutaneous plagueBillable
  • A20.2Pneumonic plagueBillable
  • A20.7Septicemic plagueBillable
  • A20.8Other forms of plagueBillable
  • A20.9Plague, unspecifiedBillable

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