ICD-10-CM · Chapter 6 · G00–G99
G03.8
Meningitis due to other specified causes
Diseases of the nervous system
Quick facts
- Code
- G03.8
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 6 — Diseases of the nervous system
- Category
- G03 — Meningitis due to other and unspecified causes
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM G03.8 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of meningitis due to other specified causes. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in G03
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