G00Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
Select a more specific code
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use G00 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter VI
- Diseases of the nervous system
- Group G00-G09
- Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system
- Official Vietnamese name
- Bệnh viêm màng não vi khuẩn, không phân loại mục khác
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: arachnoiditis leptomeningitis meningitis pachymeningitis bacterial Excl.: bacterial: meningoencephalitis (G04.2) meningomyelitis (G04.2)
Related G00 codes
G00.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Haemophilus meningitis
G00.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Pneumococcal meningitis
G00.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Streptococcal meningitis
G00.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Staphylococcal meningitis
G00.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other bacterial meningitis
G00.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Bacterial meningitis, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
