DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

G02 diagnosis code · Billable category · FY2027

G02 Meningitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere

  • Billable
  • MCC
  • POA reported

G02 ICD-10 code: a billable diagnosis code in FY2027; the category has no subdivisions.

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 6 Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
  2. G00-G09 Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (G00-G09)
  3. G02 Meningitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
CC / MCC
MCC
MS-DRG
023-024, 097-099, 791, 793
HCC V28
–
POA
Reported
Code Editor
Manifestation
Index entries
6

Instructions

At G02

Excludes1

  • candidal meningitis (B37.5) B37.5
  • coccidioidomycosis meningitis (B38.4) B38.4
  • cryptococcal meningitis (B45.1) B45.1
  • herpesviral [herpes simplex] meningitis (B00.3) B00.3
  • infectious mononucleosis complicated by meningitis (B27.- with fifth character 2) B27
  • measles complicated by meningitis (B05.1) B05.1
  • meningoencephalitis and meningomyelitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere (G05) G05
  • mumps meningitis (B26.1) B26.1
  • rubella meningitis (B06.02) B06.02
  • varicella [chickenpox] meningitis (B01.0) B01.0
  • zoster meningitis (B02.1) B02.1

Code first

  • underlying disease, such as:
  • African trypanosomiasis (B56.-) B56
  • poliovirus infection (A80.-) A80

Notes that also apply

Chapter 6 instructions (Excludes2 8): printed on the chapter 6 page.

Index entries

  • Meningitis (basal) (basic) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetic) (toxic)poliovirus → A80.9 [G02]
  • Exanthem, exanthemaepidemic with meningitis → A88.0 [G02]
  • Meningitis (basal) (basic) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetic) (toxic)mycotic NEC → B49 [G02]
  • Meningitis (basal) (basic) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetic) (toxic)in (due to)poliovirus → A80.9 [G02]
  • Meningitis (basal) (basic) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetic) (toxic)in (due to)African trypanosomiasis → B56.9 [G02]
  • Meningitis (basal) (basic) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetic) (toxic)in (due to)parasitic disease NEC → B89 [G02]

NCHS Alphabetic Index. Index first, then the Tabular List.

Medicare grouping and edits

CMS files for G02
CC / MCCMCC
PDX exclusion list0659 (40 codes)
Appendix BMDC 01 Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System, MS-DRG 023-024 (Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis with MCC or Antineoplastic Implant or Epilepsy with Neurostimulator…); MDC 01 Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System, MS-DRG 097-099 (Non-Bacterial Infection of Nervous System Except Viral Meningitis with MCC…); MDC 15 Newborns and Other Neonates with Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period, MS-DRG 791 (Prematurity with Major Problems…); MDC 15 Newborns and Other Neonates with Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period, MS-DRG 793 (Full Term Neonate with Major Problems…)
Code EditorManifestation code: not allowed as principal diagnosis
POAReported
HCC V28–

MCC as a secondary diagnosis, not when the principal diagnosis is on its PDX exclusion list.

CMS: MS-DRG v44 (Appendix B, C), MCE v44, POA list FY2027, 2027 Initial ICD-10-CM Mappings. What the rows mean.

Hierarchy