G06

Non-Billable
ChapterG00–G99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma

Metadata & Insights
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (G00-G99).

CH6 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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

BillableHas subcodes
CH6Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
G00-G09Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (G00-G09)
G06Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granulomaNot billable
G06.0Intracranial abscess and granulomaBillable
G06.1Intraspinal abscess and granulomaBillable
G06.2Extradural and subdural abscess, unspecifiedBillable

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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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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