091.81 ACUTE SYPHIL MENINGITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 091.81

Short Description: Acute syphil meningitis

Long Description: Acute syphilitic meningitis (secondary)

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Syphilis and other venereal diseases (090-099)
      • 091 Early syphilis, symptomatic
        • 091.81 Acute syphil meningitis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 091.81 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Meningitis (basal) (basic) (basilar) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetica) (toxic) 322.9
    • due to
      • syphilis 094.2
        • acute 091.81
        • secondary 091.81
    • syphilitic 094.2
      • acute 091.81
      • secondary 091.81
  • Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) 097.9
    • meningitis 094.2
      • acute 091.81
    • secondary (and primary) 091.9
      • meningitis, acute 091.81

Crosswalk Information

The code 091.81 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
091.81 Right Arrow A51.41 Secondary syphilitic meningitis
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
091.0 Genital syphilis (primary)
091.1 Primary anal syphilis
091.2 Other primary syphilis
091.3 Secondary syphilis of skin or mucous membranes
091.4 Adenopathy due to secondary syphilis
091.50 Syphilitic uveitis, unspecified
091.51 Syphilitic chorioretinitis (secondary)
091.52 Syphilitic iridocyclitis (secondary)
091.61 Secondary syphilitic periostitis
091.62 Secondary syphilitic hepatitis
091.69 Secondary syphilis of other viscera
091.7 Secondary syphilis, relapse
091.82 Syphilitic alopecia
091.89 Other forms of secondary syphilis
091.9 Unspecified secondary syphilis


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