G06.0
G06.0: Intracranial abscess and granuloma
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
G06.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for intracranial abscess and granuloma. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check G06.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- tuberculous intracranial abscess and granuloma (A17.81)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- 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)
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
G06.0 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
- A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
- A56781Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Abscess›brain(any part) (cystic) (otogenic)
- Abscess›cerebellum, cerebellar
- Abscess›cerebral(embolic)
- Abscess›cranium
- Abscess›intracranial
- Abscess›otogenic
- Abscess›temporosphenoidal
- Granuloma›brain(any site)
- Granuloma›cerebral(any site)
- Granuloma›intracranial(any site)
- Suppuration, suppurative›brain
- Suppuration, suppurative›intracranial
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.