ICD-10-CM · Chapter 1 · A00–B99
A06
Amebiasis
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- A06
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 1 — Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
- Category
- A06
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM A06 is a category (header) for amebiasis. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in A06
- A06.0Acute amebic dysentery
- A06.1Chronic intestinal amebiasis
- A06.2Amebic nondysenteric colitis
- A06.3Ameboma of intestine
- A06.4Amebic liver abscess
- A06.5Amebic lung abscess
- A06.6Amebic brain abscess
- A06.7Cutaneous amebiasis
- A06.8Amebic infection of other sites
- A06.81Amebic cystitis
- A06.82Other amebic genitourinary infections
- A06.89Other amebic infections
- A06.9Amebiasis, unspecified
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