A69.21
A69.21: Meningitis due to Lyme disease
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
A69.21 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for meningitis due to lyme disease. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- G01Meningitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
A69.21 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56773Billing and Coding: Neurophysiology Evoked Potentials (NEPs)
- A56781Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
- A57306Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Meningitis›in›Lyme disease
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.