2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G00.1

Pneumococcal meningitis

G00.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM G00.1 became effective on October 1, 2023.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G00.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 G00.1 may differ.

Applicable To

The following code(s) above G00.1 contain annotation back-references

that may be applicable to G00.1:

Clinical Information

An acute purulent infection of the meninges and subarachnoid space caused by streptococcus pneumoniae, most prevalent in children and adults over the age of 60. This illness may be associated with otitis media; mastoiditis; sinusitis; respiratory tract infections; sickle cell disease (anemia, sickle cell); skull fractures; and other disorders. Clinical manifestations include fever; headache; neck stiffness; and somnolence followed by seizures; focal neurologic deficits (notably deafness); and coma. (from miller et al., merritt’s textbook of neurology, 9th ed, p111)

ICD-10-CM G00.1 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

023 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis with mcc or chemotherapy implant or epilepsy with neurostimulator
024 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis without mcc
094 Bacterial and tuberculous infections of nervous system with mcc
095 Bacterial and tuberculous infections of nervous system with cc
096 Bacterial and tuberculous infections of nervous system without cc/mcc
791 Prematurity with major problems
793 Full term neonate with major problems

Convert G00.1 to ICD-9-CMCode History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to G00.1:

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to G00.1: