G03Meningitis due to other and unspecified causes
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 G03 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 do nguyên nhân khác và/hoặc không xác định
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: arachnoiditis leptomeningitis meningitis pachymeningitis due to other and unspecified causes Excl.: meningoencephalitis (G04.-) meningomyelitis (G04.-)
Related G03 codes
G03.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Nonpyogenic meningitis
G03.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Chronic meningitis
G03.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Benign recurrent meningitis [Mollaret]
G03.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Meningitis due to other specified causes
G03.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
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.
