321.0 CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 321.0

Short Description: Cryptococcal meningitis

Long Description: Cryptococcal meningitis

Code Classification:

Diseases of the nervous system (320–359)
- Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (320-327)
  - 321 Meningitis due to other organisms
    - 321.0 Cryptococcal meningitis

This code is valid for manifestations not allowed as principal diagnosis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 321.0 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
- cryptococcal 117.5 [321.0]
- torula 117.5 [321.0]

Crosswalk Information

The code 321.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code		ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
321.0		B45.1	Cerebral cryptococcosis

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
321.1	Meningitis in other fungal diseases
321.2	Meningitis due to viruses not elsewhere classified
321.3	Meningitis due to trypanosomiasis
321.4	Meningitis in sarcoidosis
321.8	Meningitis due to other nonbacterial organisms classified elsewhere

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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