G06

Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma

Non-billable header

G06 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

More specific codes G06

  • G06.0Intracranial abscess and granulomaBillable
  • G06.1Intraspinal abscess and granulomaBillable
  • G06.2Extradural and subdural abscess, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • G00Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
  • G01Meningitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhereBillable
  • G02Meningitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhereBillable
  • G03Meningitis due to other and unspecified causesHeader
  • G04Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitisHeader
  • G05Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis in diseases classified elsewhereHeader
  • G07Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma in diseases classified elsewhereBillable
  • G08Intracranial and intraspinal phlebitis and thrombophlebitisBillable
  • G09Sequelae of inflammatory diseases of central nervous systemBillable

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