G06.0

Intracranial abscess and granuloma

Billable / specific

G06.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Brain [any part] abscess (embolic)
  • Cerebellar abscess (embolic)
  • Cerebral abscess (embolic)
  • Intracranial epidural abscess or granuloma
  • Intracranial extradural abscess or granuloma
  • Intracranial subdural abscess or granuloma
  • Otogenic abscess (embolic)

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • tuberculous intracranial abscess and granuloma (A17.81)

Excludes2

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

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from G06)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from G06)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from G06)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from G06)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from G06)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from G06)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from G06)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from G06)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent. (from G06)

Also known as

  • Brain [any part] abscess (embolic)
  • Cerebellar abscess (embolic)
  • Cerebral abscess (embolic)
  • Intracranial epidural abscess or granuloma
  • Intracranial extradural abscess or granuloma
  • Intracranial subdural abscess or granuloma
  • Otogenic abscess (embolic)
  • Abscess, brain
  • Abscess, cerebellum, cerebellar
  • Abscess, cerebral
  • Abscess, cranium
  • Abscess, epidural, brain
  • Abscess, extradural, brain
  • Abscess, intracranial
  • Abscess, otogenic
  • Abscess, sinus, intracranial venous
  • Abscess, subarachnoid, brain
  • Abscess, subdural, brain
  • Abscess, temporosphenoidal
  • Granuloma, brain
  • Granuloma, cerebral
  • Granuloma, intracranial

Parent code

  • G06Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granulomaHeader

Related codes

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

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