G00.9
Bacterial meningitis, unspecified
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where G00.9 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- G00 Parent Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified
- G00.9 This code Bacterial meningitis, unspecified
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Includes
bacterial arachnoiditis
Inherited from G00 — Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified
Includes
bacterial leptomeningitis
Inherited from G00 — Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified
Includes
bacterial pachymeningitis
Inherited from G00 — Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified
Inclusion Terms
Meningitis due to gram-negative bacteria, unspecified
Inclusion Terms
Purulent meningitis NOS
Inclusion Terms
Pyogenic meningitis NOS
Inclusion Terms
Suppurative meningitis NOS
Version History
How G00.9 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentBacterial meningitis, unspecified
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedBacterial meningitis, unspecified
Related Codes
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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