D86.81 Sarcoid meningitis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 196-198 in MDC 04.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 135 Sarcoidosis (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to D86.81

Back-references to D86

• Type 1 Excludes: D72 Other disorders of white blood cells ("immunity disorders (D80-D89)")
• Code Also: I27.29 Other secondary pulmonary hypertension ("sarcoidosis (D86.-)")
• Code First: J84.170 Interstitial lung disease with progressive fibrotic phenotype in diseases classified elsewhere ("sarcoidosis (D86.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for D86.81

• Sarcoid › meningitis
• Sarcoidosis › meninges

Nearby codes

• D86.0 Sarcoidosis of lung
• D86.1 Sarcoidosis of lymph nodes
• D86.2 Sarcoidosis of lung with sarcoidosis of lymph nodes
• D86.3 Sarcoidosis of skin
• D86.8 Sarcoidosis of other sites
• D86.81 Sarcoid meningitis (this code)
• D86.82 Multiple cranial nerve palsies in sarcoidosis
• D86.83 Sarcoid iridocyclitis
• D86.84 Sarcoid pyelonephritis
• D86.85 Sarcoid myocarditis
• D86.86 Sarcoid arthropathy