Diagnosis Code: G06.0

Short Description: Intracranial abscess and granuloma

Long Description: Intracranial abscess and granuloma

The code G06.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the nervous system (G00–G99)
  • Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (G00-G09)
    • Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma (G06)
      • G06.0 Intracranial abscess and granuloma

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Abscess of brain
• Abscess of brainstem
• Abscess of cerebral hemisphere lobe
• Abscess of corpus callosum
• Abscess of frontal lobe
• Abscess of medulla oblongata
• Abscess of midbrain
• Abscess of occipital lobe
• Abscess of parietal lobe
• Abscess of pituitary
• Abscess of pons cerebri
• Brainstem encephalitis
• Brainstem encephalitis
• Brainstem pyogenic abscess
• Candidal brain abscess
• Central nervous system candidiasis
• Cerebellar abscess
• Cerebellar granuloma
• Cerebellar pyogenic abscess
• Cerebral abscess
• Cerebral abscess
• Cerebral abscess caused by Aspergillus
• Cerebral pyogenic abscess
• Deep abscess of cerebral hemisphere
• Epidural intracranial abscess
• Epidural supratentorial pyogenic abscess
• Extradural infratentorial pyogenic abscess
• Fungal infection of cerebrum
• Granuloma of brainstem
• Granuloma of cerebral hemispheric lobe
• Granuloma of intracranial structure caused by fungus
• Granuloma of pituitary and hypothalamus
• Hemichorea
• Hemichorea due to brain abscess
• Hypothalamic granuloma
• Infection causing multiple abscesses of brain
• Intracranial abscess
• Intracranial and intraspinal abscesses
• Intracranial embolic abscess
• Intracranial epidural granuloma
• Intracranial granuloma
• Intracranial pyogenic abscess
• Intracranial subdural granuloma
• Late effects of pyogenic intracranial abscess
• Multiple abscesses
• Multiple intracranial pyogenic abscesses
• Parasitic infection causing granuloma of cerebrum
• Spinal cord abscess
• Subarachnoid intracranial abscess
• Subdural abscess
• Subdural abscess
• Subdural abscess
• Subdural infratentorial pyogenic abscess
• Subdural intracranial abscess
• Subdural supratentorial pyogenic abscess
• Temporal lobe abscess

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code G06.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• 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)
• Type 1 Excludes Notes:
  • tuberculous intracranial abscess and granuloma (@A17.81*)

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