Diagnosis Code

G03.8 MENINGITIS DUE TO OTHER SPECIFIED CAUSES


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: G03.8

Short Description: Meningitis due to other specified causes

Long Description: Meningitis due to other specified causes

The code G03.8 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (G00–G99)
    • Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (G00-G09)
      • Meningitis due to other and unspecified causes (G03)
        • G03.8 Meningitis due to other specified causes

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Chemical meningitis
  • Hypertrophic pachymeningitis due to disorder of immune function
  • Leptomeningitis
  • Lymphomatous meningitis
  • Meningeal leukemia
  • Meningitis following central neuraxial block
  • Meningitis following procedure
  • Meningitis following procedure
  • Pachymeningitis
  • Pachymeningitis
  • Pachymeningitis
  • Pachymeningitis due to inflammatory disorder
  • Pachymeningitis due to secondary malignant neoplastic disease

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
G03.8 Right Arrow 322.1 Eosinophilic meningitis
997.09 Surg comp nerv systm NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 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-10 Code ICD-10 Description
G03 Meningitis due to other and unspecified causes
G03.0 Nonpyogenic meningitis
G03.1 Chronic meningitis
G03.2 Benign recurrent meningitis [Mollaret]
G03.9 Meningitis, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023