B06.02 Rubella meningitis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applies from B06 Rubella [German measles]

Excludes1 (never code together)

• congenital rubella (P35.0)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 097-099 in MDC 01.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 056.09 Rubella with other neurological complications (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to B06.02

Back-references to B06.02

• Type 1 Excludes: G02 Meningitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere ("rubella meningitis (B06.02)")

Back-references to B06.0

• Type 1 Excludes: G99.8 Other specified disorders of nervous system in diseases classified elsewhere ("rubella (B06.0-)")

Back-references to B06

• Code First: H67 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere ("viral disease NEC (B00-B34)")

Diagnosis Index entries for B06.02

• Meningitis (basal) (basic) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetic) (toxic) › in (due to) › rubella

Nearby codes

• B06 Rubella [German measles]
• B06.0 Rubella with neurological complications
• B06.00 Rubella with neurological complication, unspecified
• B06.01 Rubella encephalitis
• B06.02 Rubella meningitis (this code)
• B06.09 Other neurological complications of rubella
• B06.8 Rubella with other complications
• B06.81 Rubella pneumonia
• B06.82 Rubella arthritis
• B06.89 Other rubella complications