G06.0 — Intracranial abscess and granuloma
Is G06.0 billable?
Yes — G06.0 is billable for FY2027. G06.0 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. G06.0 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
G06.0 at a glance
| Code | G06.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Intracranial abscess and granuloma |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does G06.0 group to?
G06.0 sits in MDC 01 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 023Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis with MCC or Antineoplastic Implant or Epilepsy with Neurostimulatorsurgical
- 024Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis without MCCsurgical
As a secondary diagnosis, G06.0 is a major complication or comorbidity (MCC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is G06.0 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to G06.0. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Abscess › brain (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)
- Abscess › cerebellum, cerebellar (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)
- Abscess › cerebral (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)
- Abscess › cranium (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)
- Abscess › intracranial (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)
- Abscess › otogenic (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)
- Abscess › temporosphenoidal (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)
- Granuloma › brain
- Granuloma › cerebral
- Granuloma › intracranial
- Suppuration, suppurative › brain
- Suppuration, suppurative › intracranial
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with G06.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- tuberculous intracranial abscess and granuloma (A17.81)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to G06.0.
- Brain [any part] abscess (embolic)
- Cerebellar abscess (embolic)
- Cerebral abscess (embolic)
- Intracranial epidural abscess or granuloma
- Intracranial extradural abscess or granuloma
- Intracranial subdural abscess or granuloma
- Otogenic abscess (embolic)
Use additional code — inherited from G06
Report an additional code alongside G06.0 to fully describe the condition. G06.0 is sequenced first.
- code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 6
The conditions below are not part of G06.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, G06.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- 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)
How long has G06.0 existed?
G06.0 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.