781.6 MENINGISMUS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 781.6

Short Description: Meningismus

Long Description: Meningismus

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780–799)
    • Symptoms (780-789)
      • 781 Symptoms involving nervous and musculoskeletal systems
        • 781.6 Meningismus

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 781.6 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Dupr�'s (meningism) 781.6
  • Dupr�'s disease or syndrome (meningism) 781.6
  • Meningism (see also Meningismus) 781.6
  • Meningismus (infectional) (pneumococcal) 781.6
    • due to serum or vaccine 997.09 [321.8]
    • influenzal NEC (see also Influenza) 487.8
  • Rigid, rigidity - see also condition
    • nuchal 781.6
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Dupr�'s (meningism) 781.6

Crosswalk Information

The code 781.6 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
781.6 Right Arrow R29.1 Meningismus
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
781.0 Abnormal involuntary movements
781.1 Disturbances of sensation of smell and taste
781.2 Abnormality of gait
781.3 Lack of coordination
781.4 Transient paralysis of limb
781.5 Clubbing of fingers
781.7 Tetany
781.8 Neurologic neglect syndrome
781.91 Loss of height
781.92 Abnormal posture
781.93 Ocular torticollis
781.94 Facial weakness
781.99 Other symptoms involving nervous and musculoskeletal systems


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