G00.3 is the authoritative medical code for Staphylococcal meningitis. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for staphylococcal meningitis (ICD-10-CM G00.3), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Staphylococcal meningitis is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code G00.3. Includes: bacterial arachnoiditis; bacterial leptomeningitis; bacterial meningitis; bacterial pachymeningitis. Excludes1 (not coded here): bacterial meningoencephalitis G04.2; bacterial meningomyelitis G04.2. Use additional code: code to further identify organism B95.61-B95.8.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for G00.3 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- bacterial arachnoiditis
- bacterial leptomeningitis
- bacterial meningitis
- bacterial pachymeningitis
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- bacterial meningoencephalitis G04.2
- bacterial meningomyelitis G04.2
Use Additional Code
Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.
- code to further identify organism B95.61-B95.8
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with G00.3?
Per Excludes1 instructions, G00.3 must not be reported with: bacterial meningoencephalitis (G04.2); bacterial meningomyelitis (G04.2).
Is an additional code needed with G00.3?
Use additional code(s) to specify: code to further identify organism (B95.61-B95.8).
Codes in This Family (6)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as G00.3, with their registry titles.
- G00 — Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified
- G00.0 — Hemophilus meningitis
- G00.1 — Pneumococcal meningitis
- G00.2 — Streptococcal meningitis
- G00.8 — Other bacterial meningitis
- G00.9 — Bacterial meningitis, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (2)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Meningitis (basal) (basic) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetic) (toxic), bacterial, staphylococcal
- Meningitis (basal) (basic) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetic) (toxic), staphylococcal
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ICD Code G05.3
Encephalitis and encephalomyelitis in diseases classified elsewhere