B00.3
Billable codeHerpesviral meningitis
The ICD-10 code for herpesviral meningitis is B00.3.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- B00.0Eczema herpeticum
- B00.1Herpesviral vesicular dermatitis
- B00.2Herpesviral gingivostomatitis and pharyngotonsillitis
- B00.4Herpesviral encephalitis
- B00.5Herpesviral ocular diseasenon-billable header
- B00.7Disseminated herpesviral disease
- B00.8Other forms of herpesviral infectionsnon-billable header
- B00.9Herpesviral infection, unspecified
- B00.3Herpesviral meningitis
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 05472
Associated MS-DRGs
B00.3 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.
- DRG 023Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis with MCC or Antineoplastic Implant or Epilepsy with Neurostimulator
- DRG 024Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis without MCC
- DRG 075Viral Meningitis with CC/MCC
- DRG 076Viral Meningitis without CC/MCC