G07 Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma in diseases classified elsewhere

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

Excludes1 (never code together)

• abscess of brain:
• amebic (A06.6)
• chromomycotic (B43.1)
• gonococcal (A54.82)
• tuberculous (A17.81)
• tuberculoma of meninges (A17.1)

Code first

• underlying disease, such as:
• schistosomiasis granuloma of brain (B65.-)

Applies from G07 Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma in diseases classified elsewhere

Excludes1 (never code together)

• abscess of brain:
• amebic (A06.6)
• chromomycotic (B43.1)
• gonococcal (A54.82)
• tuberculous (A17.81)
• tuberculoma of meninges (A17.1)

Code first

• underlying disease, such as:
• schistosomiasis granuloma of brain (B65.-)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 324.9 Intracranial and intraspinal abscess of unspecified site (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Manifestation codes as principal diagnosis: Manifestation codes describe the manifestation of an underlying disease, not the disease itself, and are not allowed as principal diagnosis.

Diagnosis Index entries for G07

• Granuloma › brain (any site) › schistosomiasis

Nearby codes

• G07 Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma in diseases classified elsewhere (this code)