Diagnosis Code: A06.0

Short Description: Acute amebic dysentery

Long Description: Acute amebic dysentery

The code A06.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
  • Intestinal infectious diseases (A00-A09)
    • Amebiasis (A06)
      • A06.0 Acute amebic dysentery

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Acute amebiasis
• Acute amebic dysentery
• Acute amebic dysentery without abscess
• Amebic colitis
• Amebic dysentery
• Colitis caused by protozoan
• Dysenteric diarrhea
• Dysenteric diarrhea
• Dysenteric diarrhea
• Entamoeba histolytica enteritis of intestine
• Entamoeba histolytica enteritis of small intestine
• Fulminant amebic colitis
• Infection of intestine caused by Entamoeba histolytica
• Infection of large intestine caused by Entamoeba histolytica
• Inflammatory diarrhea
• Inflammatory diarrhea
• Inflammatory diarrhea
• Parasitic infection causing colitis
• Parasitic infection causing inflammation of small intestine
• Protozoal enteritis of small intestine

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code A06.0 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)

• Major Gastrointestinal Disorders And Peritoneal Infections With Mcc (371)
• Major Gastrointestinal Disorders And Peritoneal Infections With Cc (372)
• Major Gastrointestinal Disorders And Peritoneal Infections Without Cc/mcc (373)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code A06.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Inclusion Terms:
  • Acute amebiasis
  • Intestinal amebiasis NOS

Crosswalk Information

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