A06 Amebiasis

Non-billable header with 10 child codes.

Includes

• infection due to Entamoeba histolytica

Excludes1 (never code together)

• other protozoal intestinal diseases (A07.-)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• acanthamebiasis (B60.1-)
• Naegleriasis (B60.2)

Applies from A06 Amebiasis

Includes

• infection due to Entamoeba histolytica

Excludes1 (never code together)

• other protozoal intestinal diseases (A07.-)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• acanthamebiasis (B60.1-)
• Naegleriasis (B60.2)

Codes under A06

• A06.0 Acute amebic dysentery
• A06.1 Chronic intestinal amebiasis
• A06.2 Amebic nondysenteric colitis
• A06.3 Ameboma of intestine
• A06.4 Amebic liver abscess
• A06.5 Amebic lung abscess
• A06.6 Amebic brain abscess
• A06.7 Cutaneous amebiasis
• A06.8 Amebic infection of other sites
• A06.9 Amebiasis, unspecified

Code annotations containing back-references to A06

Back-references to A06

• Type 2 Excludes: P37 Other congenital infectious and parasitic diseases ("infectious neonatal diarrhea (A00-A09)")

Back-references to A06

• Type 2 Excludes: P37 Other congenital infectious and parasitic diseases ("infectious neonatal diarrhea (A00-A09)")

Nearby codes

• A06 Amebiasis (this code)
• A06.0 Acute amebic dysentery
• A06.1 Chronic intestinal amebiasis
• A06.2 Amebic nondysenteric colitis
• A06.3 Ameboma of intestine
• A06.4 Amebic liver abscess