Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 320.9
Meningitis due to unspecified bacterium
  • Short description: BACTERIAL MENINGITIS NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 320.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 320.9 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 320.9.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 320.9: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 320.9 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G00.9 Bacterial meningitis, unspecified
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G04.2 Bacterial meningoencephalitis and meningomyelitis, not elsewhere classified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Bacterial meningoencephalitis
  • Bacterial meningomyelitis
  • Meningitis, bacterial
Applies To
  • Meningitis:
    • bacterial NOS
    • purulent NOS
    • pyogenic NOS
    • suppurative NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 320.9:
  • Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9
    • meninges (see also Meningitis) 320.9
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • brain (see also Encephalitis) 323.9
      • late effect - see category 326
      • membranes - (see also Meningitis) 322.9
      • septic 324.0
        • late effect - see category 326
        • meninges (see also Meningitis) 320.9
    • meninges (see also Meningitis) 320.9
  • Meningitis (basal) (basic) (basilar) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetica) (toxic) 322.9
    • fibrinopurulent NEC 320.9
    • gram-positive cocci NEC 320.9
    • infectious NEC 320.9
    • purulent NEC 320.9
    • pyogenic NEC 320.9
    • septic NEC 320.9
    • suppurative 320.9
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