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ICD-10 diagnosis code

G00.9 Bacterial meningitis, unspecified

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G00.9 is the ICD-10 code for Bacterial meningitis, unspecified. It is a four-character subcategory of G00 (Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block G00–G09 (Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system) in Chapter VI, Diseases of the nervous system.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
VI · G00–G99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What G00.9 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Meningitis:
    • purulent NOS
    • pyogenic NOS
    • suppurative NOS

G00.9 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

G00.9Bakteriell meningit, ospecificerad

NorwayICD-10-NO

G00.9Uspesifisert bakteriell meningitt

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DG009Bakteriel meningitis UNS

  • DG009AMeningitis purulenta UNS
FinlandICD-10-FI

G00.9Määrittämätön bakteriaalinen aivokalvotulehdus

GermanyICD-10-GM

G00.9Bakterielle Meningitis, nicht näher bezeichnet

FranceICD-10-FR

G00.9Méningite bactérienne, sans précision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

G00.9bacteriële meningitis, niet-gespecificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

G00.9Bacterial meningitis, unspecified

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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