A06.7 Cutaneous amebiasis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

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)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 606-607 in MDC 09.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 006.6 Amebic skin ulceration

Code annotations containing back-references to A06.7

Back-references to A06

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

Diagnosis Index entries for A06.7

• Amebiasis › cutaneous
• Amebiasis › cutis
• Amebiasis › skin
• Dermatitis (eczematous) › amebic
• Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › amebic (intestine) › skin
• Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › skin (atrophic) (chronic) (neurogenic) (non-healing) (perforating) (pyogenic) (trophic) (tropical) › amebic

Nearby codes

• 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 (this code)
• A06.8 Amebic infection of other sites
• A06.81 Amebic cystitis
• A06.82 Other amebic genitourinary infections
• A06.89 Other amebic infections
• A06.9 Amebiasis, unspecified