090.42 CONGEN SYPH MENINGITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 090.42

Short Description: Congen syph meningitis

Long Description: Congenital syphilitic meningitis

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Syphilis and other venereal diseases (090-099)
      • 090 Congenital syphilis
        • 090.42 Congen syph meningitis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 090.42 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
        • congenital 090.42
    • syphilitic 094.2
      • congenital 090.42
  • Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) 097.9
    • meningitis 094.2
      • congenital 090.42

Crosswalk Information

The code 090.42 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
090.42 Right Arrow A50.41 Late congenital 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
090.0 Early congenital syphilis, symptomatic
090.1 Early congenital syphilis, latent
090.2 Early congenital syphilis, unspecified
090.3 Syphilitic interstitial keratitis
090.40 Juvenile neurosyphilis, unspecified
090.41 Congenital syphilitic encephalitis
090.49 Other juvenile neurosyphilis
090.5 Other late congenital syphilis, symptomatic
090.6 Late congenital syphilis, latent
090.7 Late congenital syphilis, unspecified
090.9 Congenital syphilis, unspecified


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