G06.2 — Extradural and subdural abscess, unspecified
G06.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for extradural and subdural abscess, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
G06.2 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
G06.2 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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How G06.2 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to G06.2.
- Abscess›epidural
- Abscess›extradural
- Abscess›meninges
- Abscess›subarachnoid
- Abscess›subdural
Related codes at this level
Codes that share G06. If G06.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about G06.2
- Is G06.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. G06.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does G06.2 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99), in the block Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (G00-G09).