G06
Header — not billableIntracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma
The ICD-10 code for intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma is G06.
G06 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •If the associated manifestation or related condition noted above is also documented, an additional code should be reported alongside this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- G00Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- G01Meningitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere
- G02Meningitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
- G03Meningitis due to other and unspecified causesnon-billable header
- G04Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitisnon-billable header
- G05Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis in diseases classified elsewherenon-billable header
- G07Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma in diseases classified elsewhere
- G08Intracranial and intraspinal phlebitis and thrombophlebitis
- G09Sequelae of inflammatory diseases of central nervous system
- G06Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granulomanon-billable header