320.0 HEMOPHILUS MENINGITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 320.0

Short Description: Hemophilus meningitis

Long Description: Hemophilus meningitis

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (320–359)
    • Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (320-327)
      • 320 Bacterial meningitis
        • 320.0 Hemophilus meningitis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 320.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Hemophilus influenzae NEC 041.5
    • arachnoiditis (basic) (brain) (spinal) 320.0
      • late effect - see category 326
    • cerebral ventriculitis 320.0
      • late effect - see category 326
    • cerebrospinal inflammation 320.0
      • late effect - see category 326
    • leptomeningitis 320.0
      • late effect - see category 326
    • meningitis (cerebral) (cerebrospinal) (spinal) 320.0
      • late effect - see category 326
    • meningomyelitis 320.0
      • late effect - see category 326
    • pachymeningitis (adhesive) (fibrous) (hemorrhagic) (hypertrophic) (spinal) 320.0
      • late effect - see category 326
  • Meningitis (basal) (basic) (basilar) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetica) (toxic) 322.9
    • H. influenzae 320.0
    • influenzal 320.0
  • Meningoencephalitis (see also Encephalitis) 323.9
    • H. influenzae 320.0
    • influenzal 320.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 320.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
320.0 Right Arrow G00.0 Hemophilus 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
320.1 Pneumococcal meningitis
320.2 Streptococcal meningitis
320.3 Staphylococcal meningitis
320.7 Meningitis in other bacterial diseases classified elsewhere
320.81 Anaerobic meningitis
320.82 Meningitis due to gram-negative bacteria, not elsewhere classified
320.89 Meningitis due to other specified bacteria
320.9 Meningitis due to unspecified bacterium


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