Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 320.7
Meningitis in other bacterial diseases classified elsewhere
  • Short description: Mening in oth bact dis.
  • ICD-9-CM 320.7 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 320.7 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 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 320.7.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 320.7: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 320.7 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G01 Meningitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere
Approximate Synonyms
  • Actinomycotic meningitis
  • Escherichia coli meningitis
  • Listeria meningitis
  • Listeria meningoencephalitis
  • Listerial meningitis
  • Listerial meningoencephalitis
  • Lyme meningoencephalitis
  • Meningitis due to lyme disease
  • Meningitis due to typhoid fever
  • Meningitis in Lyme disease
  • Meningoencephalitis due to lyme disease
  • Typhoid meningitis
320.7 Excludes
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ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 320.7:
  • Meningitis (basal) (basic) (basilar) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetica) (toxic) 322.9
    • actinomycotic 039.8 [320.7]
    • Listerella (monocytogenes) 027.0 [320.7]
    • Listeria monocytogenes 027.0 [320.7]
  • Meningoencephalitis (see also Encephalitis) 323.9
    • Listeria monocytogenes 027.0 [320.7]
  • Meningoencephalomyelitis (see also Meningoencephalitis) 323.9
  • Meningomyelitis (see also Meningoencephalitis) 323.9
  • Typhoid (abortive) (ambulant) (any site) (fever) (hemorrhagic) (infection) (intermittent) (malignant) (rheumatic) 002.0
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