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Category · FY2027

G06 Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma

  • Header · not billable

G06 is not billable. The category heads 3 billable codes in FY2027: the 3 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • Granulomabrain (any site) → G06.0
  • Granulomacerebral (any site) → G06.0
  • Suppuration, suppurativebrain → G06.0

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 6 Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
  2. G00-G09 Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (G00-G09)
  3. G06 Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma
Billable codes
3
Subdivisions
3
CC / MCC codes
0 / 3
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
34

Codes in G06

  1. G06.0
    Intracranial abscess and granuloma
    BillableMCC
    Inclusion terms 7, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • 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

    • tuberculous intracranial abscess and granuloma (A17.81) A17.81
  2. G06.1
    Intraspinal abscess and granuloma
    BillableMCC
    Inclusion terms 4, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Abscess (embolic) of spinal cord [any part]
    • Intraspinal epidural abscess or granuloma
    • Intraspinal extradural abscess or granuloma
    • Intraspinal subdural abscess or granuloma

    Excludes1

    • tuberculous intraspinal abscess and granuloma (A17.81) A17.81
  3. G06.2
    Extradural and subdural abscess, unspecified
    BillableMCC

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At G06

Use additional code

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

Notes that also apply

Chapter 6 instructions (Excludes2 8): printed on the chapter 6 page.

Index entries

  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)brain (any part) (cystic) (otogenic) → G06.0
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)cerebellum, cerebellar → G06.0
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)cerebral (embolic) → G06.0
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)cranium → G06.0
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)intracranial → G06.0
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)otogenic → G06.0
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)temporosphenoidal → G06.0
  • Granulomabrain (any site) → G06.0
  • Granulomacerebral (any site) → G06.0
  • Granulomaintracranial (any site) → G06.0
  • Suppuration, suppurativebrain → G06.0
  • Suppuration, suppurativeintracranial → G06.0
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)intraspinal → G06.1
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)spinal cord (any part) (staphylococcal) → G06.1
  • Granulomaintraspinal (any part) → G06.1
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)epidural → G06.2
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)extradural → G06.2
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)meninges → G06.2
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)subarachnoid → G06.2
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)subdural → G06.2
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)epiduralbrain → G06.0
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)extraduralbrain → G06.0
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)sinus (accessory) (chronic) (nasal)intracranial venous (any) → G06.0
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)subarachnoidbrain → G06.0
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)subduralbrain → G06.0
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)brainseptic → G06.0
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)epiduralspinal cord → G06.1
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)extraduralspinal cord → G06.1
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)spine (column) (tuberculous)epidural → G06.1
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)subarachnoidspinal cord → G06.1
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)subduralspinal cord → G06.1
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)spinal cordpyogenic origin → G06.1
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)spinal cord NOSabscess → G06.1
  • Thrombosis, thrombotic (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel)spinal cord (arterial)pyogenic origin → G06.1

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