ICD-10-CM Code For Intracranial And Intraspinal Abscess And Granuloma In Diseases Classified Elsewhere: Group Overview

The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) code group G07 includes intracranial and intraspinal abscesses and granulomas that are manifestations of diseases classified elsewhere, such as infections, parasitic diseases, or inflammatory disorders. These ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes are used to document central nervous system infections or inflammatory masses that involve the brain or spinal cord, capturing disease severity, anatomic involvement, and clinical complexity relevant to this group. Accurate coding within the ICD-10-CM G07 group supports proper claim adjudication and complete clinical documentation for appropriate reimbursement.

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ICD-10-CM G07: Intracranial And Intraspinal Abscess And Granuloma In Diseases Classified Elsewhere Overview

This code group represents intracranial and intraspinal abscesses and granulomas that occur as manifestations of diseases classified in other chapters of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM). These conditions affect the central nervous system and may indicate infectious or inflammatory processes extending to the brain or spinal canal. Accurate coding is important for reflecting clinical severity, guiding care coordination, and supporting appropriate reimbursement.

When to Use

Use a code from this group when clinical documentation indicates an abscess or granuloma within the brain or spinal canal that is attributed to a disease classified elsewhere. Select the specific code that links the intracranial or intraspinal lesion to the underlying primary condition as documented in the medical record.

ICD-10-CM Codes

1 rows

ICD-10-CM Code	Description
G07	Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma in diseases classified elsewhere

DRG Codes

7 rows

DRG Code	Description
023	Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis with MCC or Antineoplastic 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

Typical Clinical Scenarios

A middle-aged patient with known pulmonary tuberculosis presents with progressive headache, fever, neck stiffness, and focal neurologic deficits over several days; MRI shows a ring-enhancing intracranial lesion and meningeal enhancement consistent with an intracranial tuberculous abscess/granuloma related to systemic tuberculosis. A diagnosis from this group is assigned because the central nervous system infection is an intracranial abscess/granulomatous lesion occurring in the setting of a disease classified elsewhere. Typical codes: G07.
An immunocompromised elderly patient (on chronic corticosteroids) arrives to the emergency department with acute onset severe headache, altered mental status, and seizures; imaging reveals a rapidly enlarging intracranial abscess with surrounding edema and mass effect suspected to be secondary to disseminated bacterial infection from a distant focus. The patient receives urgent neurosurgical and infectious disease evaluation, and a code from this group is used to indicate an intraspinal/intracranial abscess occurring as a complication of another systemic infectious process. Typical codes: G07.
A young adult with a history of sarcoidosis monitored in outpatient care develops new neurologic symptoms of cranial neuropathy and MRI evidence of enhancing granulomatous lesions within the brain parenchyma; clinicians document neurosarcoidosis with intracranial granulomas attributed to the underlying systemic inflammatory disease. A diagnosis from this group is recorded to capture intracranial granulomatous involvement due to a disease classified elsewhere. Typical codes: G07.

ICD-10-CM Code For Bacterial Meningitis Not Elsewhere Classified: Group Overview

G01-MENINGITIS-IN-BACTERIAL-DISEASES

ICD-10-CM Code For Meningitis In Bacterial Diseases Classified Elsewhere: Group Overview

G02-MENINGITIS-DUE-TO-OTHER-INFECTIONS

ICD-10-CM Code For Meningitis In Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Classified Elsewhere: Group Overview

G03-MENINGITIS-DUE-TO-OTHER-CAUSES

ICD-10-CM Code For Meningitis Due To Other And Unspecified Causes: Group Overview

G04-ENCEPHALITIS-MYELITIS-ENCEPHALOMYELITIS

ICD-10-CM Code For Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis: Group Overview

G05-ENCEPHALITIS-MYELITIS-ENCEPHALOMYELITIS

ICD-10-CM Code For Encephalitis Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis In Diseases Classified Elsewhere: Group Overview

G06-INTRACRANIAL-AND-INTRASPINAL-ABSCESS

ICD-10-CM Code For Intracranial And Intraspinal Abscess And Granuloma: Group Overview

G08-INTRACRANIAL-AND-INTRASPINAL-PHLEBITIS

ICD-10-CM Code For Intracranial And Intraspinal Phlebitis And Thrombophlebitis: Group Overview

G09-SEQUELAE-OF-CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM-INFLAMMATION

ICD-10-CM Code For Sequelae Of Inflammatory Diseases Of Central Nervous System: Group Overview

Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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When to Use

ICD-10-CM Codes

1 rows

ICD-10-CM Code	Description
G07	Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma in diseases classified elsewhere

DRG Codes

7 rows

DRG Code	Description
023	Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis with MCC or Antineoplastic 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

Typical Clinical Scenarios

A middle-aged patient with known pulmonary tuberculosis presents with progressive headache, fever, neck stiffness, and focal neurologic deficits over several days; MRI shows a ring-enhancing intracranial lesion and meningeal enhancement consistent with an intracranial tuberculous abscess/granuloma related to systemic tuberculosis. A diagnosis from this group is assigned because the central nervous system infection is an intracranial abscess/granulomatous lesion occurring in the setting of a disease classified elsewhere. Typical codes: G07.
An immunocompromised elderly patient (on chronic corticosteroids) arrives to the emergency department with acute onset severe headache, altered mental status, and seizures; imaging reveals a rapidly enlarging intracranial abscess with surrounding edema and mass effect suspected to be secondary to disseminated bacterial infection from a distant focus. The patient receives urgent neurosurgical and infectious disease evaluation, and a code from this group is used to indicate an intraspinal/intracranial abscess occurring as a complication of another systemic infectious process. Typical codes: G07.
A young adult with a history of sarcoidosis monitored in outpatient care develops new neurologic symptoms of cranial neuropathy and MRI evidence of enhancing granulomatous lesions within the brain parenchyma; clinicians document neurosarcoidosis with intracranial granulomas attributed to the underlying systemic inflammatory disease. A diagnosis from this group is recorded to capture intracranial granulomatous involvement due to a disease classified elsewhere. Typical codes: G07.

ICD-10-CM Code For Bacterial Meningitis Not Elsewhere Classified: Group Overview

G01-MENINGITIS-IN-BACTERIAL-DISEASES

ICD-10-CM Code For Meningitis In Bacterial Diseases Classified Elsewhere: Group Overview

G02-MENINGITIS-DUE-TO-OTHER-INFECTIONS

ICD-10-CM Code For Meningitis In Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Classified Elsewhere: Group Overview

G03-MENINGITIS-DUE-TO-OTHER-CAUSES

ICD-10-CM Code For Meningitis Due To Other And Unspecified Causes: Group Overview

G04-ENCEPHALITIS-MYELITIS-ENCEPHALOMYELITIS

ICD-10-CM Code For Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis: Group Overview

G05-ENCEPHALITIS-MYELITIS-ENCEPHALOMYELITIS

ICD-10-CM Code For Encephalitis Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis In Diseases Classified Elsewhere: Group Overview

G06-INTRACRANIAL-AND-INTRASPINAL-ABSCESS

ICD-10-CM Code For Intracranial And Intraspinal Abscess And Granuloma: Group Overview

G08-INTRACRANIAL-AND-INTRASPINAL-PHLEBITIS

ICD-10-CM Code For Intracranial And Intraspinal Phlebitis And Thrombophlebitis: Group Overview

G09-SEQUELAE-OF-CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM-INFLAMMATION

ICD-10-CM Code For Sequelae Of Inflammatory Diseases Of Central Nervous System: Group Overview

Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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When to Use

ICD-10-CM Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

What does ICD-10-CM code group `G07` represent?

When should coders assign a code from `G07`?

How does coding `G07` affect reimbursement and billing?

Which related DRGs are associated with `G07` diagnoses?

What clinical details should documentation include when coding `G07`?

References

When to Use

ICD-10-CM Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

What does ICD-10-CM code group `G07` represent?

When should coders assign a code from `G07`?

How does coding `G07` affect reimbursement and billing?

Which related DRGs are associated with `G07` diagnoses?

What clinical details should documentation include when coding `G07`?

References