Is A32.11 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. A32.11 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does A32.11 sit in the tabular list?

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49).

What cannot be coded together with A32.11?

A32.11 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above A32.11 (A32) and apply to it just the same.

A32.11

A32.11 — Listerial meningitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A32.11 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for listerial meningitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above A32.11

These are not written on A32.11, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing A32.11 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on A32 — Listeriosis

neonatal (disseminated) listeriosis (P37.2)

Other codes that can never be billed with A32.11

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at A32.11. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading A32.11 alone.

G01Meningitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere
A05Other bacterial foodborne intoxications, not elsewhere classified

Risk adjustment

A32.11 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

A32.11 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies — 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
A58710Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
A58720Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
A58747Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing

How A32.11 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to A32.11.

Meningitis›in›Listeria monocytogenes

Code history

A32.11 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share A32.1. If A32.11 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

A32.12Listerial meningoencephalitis

Questions about A32.11

Is A32.11 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. A32.11 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does A32.11 sit in the tabular list?: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49).
What cannot be coded together with A32.11?: A32.11 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above A32.11 (A32) and apply to it just the same.