G01

Meningitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere

Billable / specific

G01 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • meningitis (in):
  • gonococcal (A54.81)
  • leptospirosis (A27.81)
  • listeriosis (A32.11)
  • Lyme disease (A69.21)
  • meningococcal (A39.0)
  • neurosyphilis (A52.13)
  • tuberculosis (A17.0)
  • meningoencephalitis and meningomyelitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere (G05)

Excludes2

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

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Code first

Sequence the underlying condition first.

  • underlying disease

Related codes

  • G00Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
  • G02Meningitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhereBillable
  • G03Meningitis due to other and unspecified causesHeader
  • G04Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitisHeader
  • G05Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis in diseases classified elsewhereHeader
  • G06Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granulomaHeader
  • G07Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma in diseases classified elsewhereBillable
  • G08Intracranial and intraspinal phlebitis and thrombophlebitisBillable
  • G09Sequelae of inflammatory diseases of central nervous systemBillable

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