A02.21

A02.21: Salmonella meningitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A02.21 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for salmonella meningitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check A02.21 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Other codes that can never be billed with A02.21

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

A05Other bacterial foodborne intoxications, not elsewhere classified

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

A02.21 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
A57206Billing and Coding: Lumbar MRI

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Meningitis›Salmonella(arizonae) (Cholerae-Suis) (enteritidis) (typhimurium)
Meningitis›in›Salmonella infection
Infection, infected, infective›Salmonella›localized›meningitis
Intoxication›foodborne›due to›Salmonella›with›localized infection›meningitis

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.