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G01

Billable
ChapterG00–G99
Rankcategory
Description

Meningitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere

About ICD-10-CM code G01

G01 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for Meningitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere. It sits in G00-G99 Diseases of the Nervous System, within Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (G00-G09). As a billable code, G01 can be reported for reimbursement.

Metadata & Insights
  • •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • •Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (G00-G99).

CH6 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • meningitis (in):
  • gonococcal (A54.81)
  • leptospirosis (A27.81)
  • listeriosis (A32.11)
  • Lyme disease (A69.21)
  • meningococcal (A39.0)
  • neurosyphilis (A52.13)
  • tuberculosis (A17.0)
  • meningoencephalitis and meningomyelitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere (G05)
Code First
  • underlying disease

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH6Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
G00-G09Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (G00-G09)
G01Meningitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhereBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to G01:

chapterCH6
Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

This code is grouped within the following Diagnosis Related Group(s) for clinical reimbursement:

DRG 023
Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis with MCC or Antineoplastic Implant or Epilepsy with Neurostimulator
DRG 024
Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis without MCC
DRG 094
Bacterial and Tuberculous Infections of Nervous System with MCC
DRG 095
Bacterial and Tuberculous Infections of Nervous System with CC
DRG 096
Bacterial and Tuberculous Infections of Nervous System without CC/MCC
DRG 791
Prematurity with Major Problems
DRG 793
Full Term Neonate with Major Problems

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