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Look to Alternate Terms for Cerebellar Abscess Dx

Published on Mon Aug 14, 2023

Question: Encounter notes indicate that the physician performed an office evaluation and management (E/M) service for a new patient that lasted 52 minutes and included moderate-level medical decision making (MDM). Final diagnosis was “cerebellar abscess, embolic.” I don’t see an ICD-10 code for this condition. Can you help? Florida Subscriber Answer: The diagnosis code you’ll report is G06.0 (Intracranial abscess [...]
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