G06

Non-Billable

ChapterG00–G99

Rankcategory

Official Description

Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (G00-G99).

CH6 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Instructional Notes

Use Additional Code

code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

Clinical Hierarchy

CH6Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)

G00-G09Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (G00-G09)

G06Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma

G06.0Intracranial abscess and granuloma

G06.1Intraspinal abscess and granuloma

G06.2Extradural and subdural abscess, unspecified

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to G06:

chapterCH6

Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to G06. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

25 raw paths

Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)24 unique routes

brain (any part) (cystic) (otogenic)→G06

cerebellum, cerebellar→G06

cerebral (embolic)→G06

cranium→G06

epidural→G06(3 variants)

brain→G06

spinal cord→G06

extradural→G06(3 variants)

brain→G06

spinal cord→G06