Emergency: 119
AMDA-IMIC

G00 Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified

Category / Non-billable header 6 subcodes

Block: Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (G00-G09)

Includes

  • bacterial arachnoiditis
  • bacterial leptomeningitis
  • bacterial meningitis
  • bacterial pachymeningitis

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • bacterial meningoencephalitis (G04.2)
  • bacterial meningomyelitis (G04.2)

Subcodes

Each subcode links to a detail page with full clinical annotations.

Code Description Billable
G00..0 Hemophilus meningitis Yes
G00..1 Pneumococcal meningitis Yes
G00..2 Streptococcal meningitis Yes
G00..3 Staphylococcal meningitis Yes
G00..8 Other bacterial meningitis Yes
G00..9 Bacterial meningitis, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026