G06.0 Intracranial abscess and granuloma

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applicable to

• 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)

Excludes1 (never code together)

• tuberculous intracranial abscess and granuloma (A17.81)

Applies from G06 Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma

Use additional code

• code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 023-024 in MDC 01.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 324.0 Intracranial abscess (approximate)

Diagnosis Index entries for G06.0

• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › brain (any part) (cystic) (otogenic)
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › cerebellum, cerebellar
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › cerebral (embolic)
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › cranium
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › epidural › brain
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › extradural › brain
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › intracranial
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › otogenic
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › sinus (accessory) (chronic) (nasal) › intracranial venous (any)
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › subarachnoid › brain
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › subdural › brain
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › temporosphenoidal
• Granuloma › brain (any site)
• Granuloma › cerebral (any site)
• Granuloma › intracranial (any site)
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › brain › septic
• Suppuration, suppurative › brain
• Suppuration, suppurative › intracranial

Nearby codes

• G06 Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma
• G06.0 Intracranial abscess and granuloma (this code)
• G06.1 Intraspinal abscess and granuloma
• G06.2 Extradural and subdural abscess, unspecified