Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma (G06)
Clinical Information
Epidural Abscess - Circumscribed collections of suppurative material occurring in the spinal or intracranial EPIDURAL SPACE. The majority of epidural abscesses occur in the spinal canal and are associated with OSTEOMYELITIS of a vertebral body; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; and other conditions. Clinical manifestations include local and radicular pain, weakness, sensory loss, URINARY INCONTINENCE, and FECAL INCONTINENCE. Cranial epidural abscesses are usually associated with OSTEOMYELITIS of a cranial bone, SINUSITIS, or OTITIS MEDIA. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p710 and pp1240-1; J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1998 Aug;65(2):209-12)
Instructional Notations
Use Additional Code
The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.
Diseases of the nervous system (G00–G99)
Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (G00-G09)
G06 Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma
- G06.0 Intracranial abscess and granuloma
- G06.1 Intraspinal abscess and granuloma
- G06.2 Extradural and subdural abscess, unspecified
Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma (G06)