321.8 MENING IN OTH NONBAC DIS

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: 321.8
  • Short Description: Mening in oth nonbac dis
  • Long Description: Meningitis due to other nonbacterial organisms classified elsewhere
  • Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Code Classification

  • Diseases of the nervous system (320–359)
    • Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (320-327)
      • 321 Meningitis due to other organisms
        • 321.8 Mening in oth nonbac dis

This code is valid for manifestations not allowed as principal diagnosis

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 321.8 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Complications
    • vaccination 999.9
      • meningitis 997.09 [321.8]
  • Meningismus (infectional) (pneumococcal) 781.6
    • due to serum or vaccine 997.09 [321.8]
  • 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
      • nonbacterial organisms NEC 321.8
      • preventive immunization, inoculation, or vaccination 997.09 [321.8]

Crosswalk Information

The code 321.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
321.8 Right Arrow G02 Meningitis in oth infec/parastc diseases classd elswhr
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
321.0 Cryptococcal meningitis
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
This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014
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