2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A02.21

Salmonella meningitis

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  • A02.21 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM A02.21 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A02.21 - other international versions of ICD-10 A02.21 may differ.
The following code(s) above A02.21 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to A02.21:
  • A00-B99
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range A00-B99

    Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

    Includes
    • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
    Type 1 Excludes
    • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
    Type 2 Excludes
    • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
    • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
    • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
    • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
    Use Additional
    • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
    Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  • A02
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A02

    Other salmonella infections

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    Includes
    • infection or foodborne intoxication due to any Salmonella species other than S. typhi and S. paratyphi
    Other salmonella infections
ICD-10-CM A02.21 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 023 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis with mcc or chemotherapy implant or epilepsy with neurostimulator
  • 024 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis without mcc
  • 094 Bacterial and tuberculous infections of nervous system with mcc
  • 095 Bacterial and tuberculous infections of nervous system with cc
  • 096 Bacterial and tuberculous infections of nervous system without cc/mcc
  • 974 Hiv with major related condition with mcc
  • 975 Hiv with major related condition with cc
  • 976 Hiv with major related condition without cc/mcc

Convert A02.21 to ICD-9-CM

Code History
  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A02.21:
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B99.9

    Unspecified infectious disease

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    • Salmonella (aertrycke) (arizonae) (callinarum) (cholerae-suis) (enteritidis) (suipestifer) (typhimurium) A02.9
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A02.9

      Salmonella infection, unspecified

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      • localized A02.20
        ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A02.20

        Localized salmonella infection, unspecified

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        • meningitis A02.21
  • Intoxication
    • foodborne A05.9
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A05.9

      Bacterial foodborne intoxication, unspecified

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      • due to
        • Salmonella A02.9
          ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A02.9

          Salmonella infection, unspecified

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          • with
            • localized infection(s) A02.20
              ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A02.20

              Localized salmonella infection, unspecified

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              • meningitis A02.21
  • Meningitis (basal) (basic) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetic) (toxic) G03.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G03.9

    Meningitis, unspecified

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    Applicable To
    • Arachnoiditis (spinal) NOS
    • in (due to)
      • Salmonella infection A02.21
    • Salmonella A02.21 (arizonae) (Cholerae-Suis) (enteritidis) (typhimurium)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To A02.21
A01.09 …… with other complications
A01.1 Paratyphoid fever A
A01.2 Paratyphoid fever B
A01.3 Paratyphoid fever C
A01.4 Paratyphoid fever, unspecified
A02 Other salmonella infections
A02.0 Salmonella enteritis
A02.1 Salmonella sepsis
A02.2 Localized salmonella infections
A02.20 Localized salmonella infection, unspecified
A02.21 Salmonella meningitis
A02.22 Salmonella pneumonia
A02.23 Salmonella arthritis
A02.24 Salmonella osteomyelitis
A02.25 Salmonella pyelonephritis
A02.29 Salmonella with other localized infection
A02.8 Other specified salmonella infections
A02.9 Salmonella infection, unspecified
A03 Shigellosis
A03.0 Shigellosis due to Shigella dysenteriae
A03.1 Shigellosis due to Shigella flexneri

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.