003.21 SALMONELLA MENINGITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 003.21

Short Description: Salmonella meningitis

Long Description: Salmonella meningitis

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Intestinal infectious diseases (001-009)
      • 003 Other salmonella infections
        • 003.21 Salmonella meningitis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 003.21 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • Salmonella (aertrycke) (callinarum) (choleraesuis) (enteritidis) (suipestifer) (typhimurium) 003.9
      • with
        • meningitis 003.21
  • Meningitis (basal) (basic) (basilar) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetica) (toxic) 322.9
    • Salmonella 003.21
  • Salmonella (aertrycke) (choleraesuis) (enteritidis) (gallinarum) (suipestifer) (typhimurium) (see also Infection, Salmonella) 003.9
    • meningitis 003.21

Crosswalk Information

The code 003.21 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
003.21 Right Arrow A02.21 Salmonella 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
003.0 Salmonella gastroenteritis
003.1 Salmonella septicemia
003.20 Localized salmonella infection, unspecified
003.22 Salmonella pneumonia
003.23 Salmonella arthritis
003.24 Salmonella osteomyelitis
003.29 Other localized salmonella infections
003.8 Other specified salmonella infections
003.9 Salmonella infection, unspecified


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