G06.1 Intraspinal abscess and granuloma

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

Applicable to

• Abscess (embolic) of spinal cord [any part]
• Intraspinal epidural abscess or granuloma
• Intraspinal extradural abscess or granuloma
• Intraspinal subdural abscess or granuloma

Excludes1 (never code together)

• tuberculous intraspinal 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)

• 324.1 Intraspinal abscess (approximate)

Diagnosis Index entries for G06.1

• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › epidural › spinal cord
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › extradural › spinal cord
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › intraspinal
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › spinal cord (any part) (staphylococcal)
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › spine (column) (tuberculous) › epidural
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › subarachnoid › spinal cord
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › subdural › spinal cord
• Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) › spinal cord › pyogenic origin
• Granuloma › intraspinal (any part)
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › spinal cord NOS › abscess
• Thrombosis, thrombotic (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel) › spinal cord (arterial) › pyogenic origin

Nearby codes

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