Is G06 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. G06 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does G06 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99), in the block Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (G00-G09).

G06

G06 — Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

G06 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

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code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

Risk adjustment

G06 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead G06

3 child codes. Green means billable.

G06.0Intracranial abscess and granuloma
G06.1Intraspinal abscess and granuloma
G06.2Extradural and subdural abscess, unspecified

Questions about G06

Is G06 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. G06 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does G06 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99), in the block Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (G00-G09).