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Diagnostic delays can impact TBM outcomes. We aimed to estimate the number of potentially missed opportunities (MOs) to diagnose TBM and determine its impact on 90-day mortality.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This is a retrospective cohort of adult patients with a central nervous system (CNS) TB International Classification of Diseases, Ninth\/Tenth Revision (ICD-9\/10) diagnosis code (013*, A17*) identified in the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, State Inpatient and State Emergency Department (ED) Databases from 8 states. Missed opportunity was defined as composite of ICD-9\/10 diagnosis\/procedure codes that included CNS signs\/symptoms, systemic illness, or non-CNS TB diagnosis during a hospital\/ED visit 180 days before the index TBM admission. Demographics, comorbidities, admission characteristics, mortality, and admission costs were compared between those with and without a MO, and 90-day in-hospital mortality, using univariate and multivariable analyses.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of 893 patients with TBM, median age at diagnosis was 50 years (interquartile range, 37\u201364), 61.3% were male, and 35.2% had Medicaid as primary payer. Overall, 407 (45.6%) had a prior hospital or ED visit with an MO code. In-hospital 90-day mortality was not different between those with and without an MO, regardless of the MO coded during an ED visit (13.7% vs 15.2%, P = .73) or a hospitalization (28.2% vs 30.9%, P = .74). Independent risk of 90-day in-hospital mortality was associated with older age, hyponatremia (relative risk [RR], 1.62; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.1\u20132.4; P = .01), septicemia (RR, 1.6; 95% CI, 1.03\u20132.45; P = .03), and mechanical ventilation (RR, 3.4; 95% CI, 2.25\u20135.3; P &amp;lt; .001) during the index admission.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Approximately half the patients coded for TBM had a hospital or ED visit in the previous 6 months meeting the MO definition. 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