G06.0

Intracranial abscess and granuloma

Billable code

This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.

Coding notes

Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

This code · G06.0
Excludes 1

tuberculous intracranial abscess and granuloma (A17.81)

Synonyms

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)

Inherited from G06Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma
Use additional

code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

Inherited from chapter 6Diseases of the nervous system
Excludes 2

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)

Official Guidelines for G06.0

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