ICD-10-CM · Chapter 6 · G00–G99
G06.0
Intracranial abscess and granuloma
Diseases of the nervous system
Quick facts
- Code
- G06.0
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 6 — Diseases of the nervous system
- Category
- G06 — Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM G06.0 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of intracranial abscess and granuloma. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in G06
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