Diagnosis Code

A06.2 AMEBIC NONDYSENTERIC COLITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: A06.2

Short Description: Amebic nondysenteric colitis

Long Description: Amebic nondysenteric colitis

The code A06.2 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Intestinal infectious diseases (A00-A09)
      • Amebiasis (A06)
        • A06.2 Amebic nondysenteric colitis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Amebic colitis
  • Amebic nondysenteric colitis
  • Colitis caused by protozoan
  • Colitis caused by protozoan
  • Parasitic infection causing colitis
  • Parasitic infection causing colitis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code A06.2 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)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
A06.2 Right Arrow 006.2 Amebic nondysent colitis

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
A06 Amebiasis
A06.0 Acute amebic dysentery
A06.1 Chronic intestinal amebiasis
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
A06.81 Amebic cystitis
A06.82 Other amebic genitourinary infections
A06.89 Other amebic infections
A06.9 Amebiasis, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023