2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G06.1

Intraspinal abscess and granuloma

  • G06.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM G06.1 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G06.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 G06.1 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Abscess (embolic) of spinal cord [any part]
  • Intraspinal epidural abscess or granuloma
  • Intraspinal extradural abscess or granuloma
  • Intraspinal subdural abscess or granuloma

Type 1 Excludes

  • tuberculous intraspinal abscess and granuloma (A17.81)

The following code(s) above G06.1 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to G06.1:

  • G00-G99  Diseases of the nervous system
  • G06  Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma

Approximate Synonyms

  • Abscess in epidural space of cervical spine
  • Abscess in epidural space of lumbar spine
  • Abscess in epidural space of thoracic spine
  • Epidural intraspinal abscess cervical
  • Epidural intraspinal abscess lumbar
  • Epidural intraspinal abscess thoracic
  • Granuloma, intraspinal
  • Granuloma, intraspinal epidural
  • Granuloma, intraspinal subdural
  • Intraspinal epidural granuloma
  • Intraspinal granuloma
  • Intraspinal subdural granuloma
  • Spinal cord abscess
  • Spinal epidural abscess

ICD-10-CM G06.1 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 023 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis with mcc or chemotherapy implant or epilepsy with neurostimulator
  • 024 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis without mcc
  • 094 Bacterial and tuberculous infections of nervous system with mcc
  • 095 Bacterial and tuberculous infections of nervous system with cc
  • 096 Bacterial and tuberculous infections of nervous system without cc/mcc
  • 791 Prematurity with major problems
  • 793 Full term neonate with major problems

Convert G06.1 to ICD-9-CMCode History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to G06.1:

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