Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 781.6
Meningismus
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 781.6 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 781.6 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 781.6 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R29.1 Meningismus
Approximate Synonyms
  • Meningeal irritation
Clinical Information
  • A condition characterized by neck stiffness, headache, and other symptoms suggestive of meningeal irritation, but without actual inflammation of the meninges (meningitis). Spinal fluid pressure may be elevated but spinal fluid is normal. (dejong, the neurologic examination, 4th ed, p673)
  • A condition marked by headache, fever, and a stiff neck, which is caused when the meninges (three thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord) become irritated. Meningeal syndrome may be caused by blood, cancer cells, or substances from the breakdown of cancer cells that get into the cerebrospinal fluid (csf). It may also be caused by infection with a bacterium, virus, or fungus
  • A disorder characterized by neck stiffness, headache, and photophobia resulting from irritation of the cerebral meninges
  • The symptoms of neck stiffness, headache, and photophobia resulting from meningeal irritation. Causes include subarachnoid hemorrhage and acute febrile diseases
  • The triad of nuchal rigidity, photophobia and headache. Not the same as meningismus
Applies To
  • Dupre's syndrome
  • Meningism
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 781.6:
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Dupré's (meningism) 781.6
  • Dupré's disease or syndrome (meningism) 781.6
  • Meningism (see also Meningismus) 781.6
  • Meningismus (infectional) (pneumococcal) 781.6
    • influenzal NEC (see also Influenza) 487.8
  • Rigid, rigidity - see also condition
    • nuchal 781.6
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Dupré's (meningism) 781.6
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