G03 is the ICD-10 code for Meningitis due to other and unspecified causes. It is a three-character category divided into 5 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block G00–G09 (Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system) in Chapter VI, Diseases of the nervous system.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- VI · G00–G99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What G03 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- arachnoiditis
- due to other and unspecified causes
- leptomeningitis
- due to other and unspecified causes
- meningitis
- due to other and unspecified causes
- pachymeningitis
- due to other and unspecified causes
What G03 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Subcodes of G03
G03 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DG03Hjernehindebetændelse af andre og ikke specificerede årsager
G03Muista tai määrittämättömistä syistä aiheutuneet aivokalvotulehdukset
G03Meningitis durch sonstige und nicht näher bezeichnete Ursachen
G03Méningite due à des causes autres et non précisées
G03meningitis door overige en niet-gespecificeerde oorzaken
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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