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324.0 INTRACRANIAL ABSCESS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 324.0

Short Description: Intracranial abscess

Long Description: Intracranial abscess

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (320–359)
    • Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (320-327)
      • 324 Intracranial and intraspinal abscess
        • 324.0 Intracranial abscess

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 324.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9
    • brain (any part) 324.0
      • amebic (with liver or lung abscess) 006.5
      • cystic 324.0
      • late effect - see category 326
      • otogenic 324.0
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 013.3
    • cerebellum, cerebellar 324.0
      • late effect - see category 326
    • cerebral (embolic) 324.0
      • late effect - see category 326
    • cranium 324.0
    • epidural 324.9
      • brain 324.0
    • extradural 324.9
      • brain 324.0
    • intracranial 324.0
      • late effect - see category 326
    • sinus (accessory) (chronic) (nasal) (see also Sinusitis) 473.9
      • intracranial venous (any) 324.0
        • late effect - see category 326
    • subarachnoid 324.9
      • brain 324.0
      • cerebral 324.0
    • subdural 324.9
      • brain 324.0
    • temporosphenoidal 324.0
      • late effect - see category 326
  • Caf� au lait spots 709.09
  • Empyema (chest) (diaphragmatic) (double) (encapsulated) (general) (interlobar) (lung) (medial) (necessitatis) (perforating chest wall) (pleura) (pneumococcal) (residual) (sacculated) (streptococcal) (supradiaphragmatic) 510.9
    • brain (any part) (see also Abscess, brain) 324.0
    • ventricular (see also Abscess, brain) 324.0
  • Encephalitis (bacterial) (chronic) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (nonepidemic) (spurious) (subacute) 323.9
    • suppurative 324.0
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • brain (see also Encephalitis) 323.9
      • septic 324.0
        • late effect - see category 326
        • meninges (see also Meningitis) 320.9
  • Suppuration, suppurative - see also condition
    • brain 324.0
      • late effect 326

Crosswalk Information

The code 324.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
324.0 Right Arrow G06.0 Intracranial abscess and granuloma
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
324.1 Intraspinal abscess
324.9 Intracranial and intraspinal abscess of unspecified site

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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