Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified - G00
This notation helps users understand the scope of a code G00 category and provides additional information about the conditions or terms that fall under that category.
Category Includes:
- bacterial arachnoiditis
- bacterial leptomeningitis
- bacterial meningitis
- bacterial pachymeningitis
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- bacterial meningoencephalitis (G04.2)
- bacterial meningomyelitis (G04.2)
These ranges represents subcategories of Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified. The "G00" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.