G06.0 is the ICD-10 code for Intracranial abscess and granuloma. It is a four-character subcategory of G06 (Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block G00–G09 (Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system) in Chapter VI, Diseases of the nervous system.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- VI · G00–G99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What G06.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Abscess (embolic)(of):
- brain [any part]
- cerebellar
- cerebral
- otogenic
- Intracranial abscess or granuloma:
- epidural
- extradural
- subdural
G06.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
G06.0Intrakraniell abscess eller granulom
DG060Intrakraniel absces eller granulom
- DG060AIntrakraniel epidural absces
- DG060BIntrakraniel subdural absces
- DG060CIntrakraniel otogen absces
- DG060EAbsces i lillehjernen
- DG060FAbsces i storhjernen
- DG060GGranulom i lillehjernen
- DG060HIntrakranielt subduralt granulom
- DG060IIntrakranielt otogent granulom
- and 3 more national subcodes
G06.0Kallonsisäinen märkäkertymä tai granulooma
G06.0Intrakranieller Abszess und intrakranielles Granulom
G06.0Abcès et granulome intracrâniens
G06.0intracraniaal abces en granuloom
G06.0Intracranial abscess and granuloma
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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