G06.0 Intracranial abscess and granuloma

Coding Notes

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Type 1 Excludes

tuberculous intracranial abscess and granuloma (A17.81)

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)

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Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
brain (any part) (cystic) (otogenic) G06.0
cerebral (embolic) G06.0
sinus (accessory) (chronic) (nasal) See also Sinusitis
brain (any site) G06.0
cerebral (any site) G06.0
intracranial (any site) G06.0
Suppuration, suppurative See also condition

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Code Title
G00-G99 Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
G00-G09 Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (G00-G09)
G06 Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma
G06.0 Intracranial abscess and granuloma
Type 1 Excludes
tuberculous intracranial abscess and granuloma (A17.81)

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)