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ICD-10-CM Code for Intracranial abscess and granuloma G06.0

ICD-10 code G06.0 for Intracranial abscess and granuloma is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the nervous system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Intracranial abscess and granuloma
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)
Excludes1: tuberculous intracranial abscess and granuloma (A17.81)

G06

Use additional code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

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