Diagnosis Code

B60.10 ACANTHAMEBIASIS, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: B60.10

Short Description: Acanthamebiasis, unspecified

Long Description: Acanthamebiasis, unspecified

The code B60.10 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Protozoal diseases (B50-B64)
      • Other protozoal diseases, not elsewhere classified (B60)
        • B60.10 Acanthamebiasis, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Corneal ulcer caused by Acanthamoeba
  • Corneal ulcer caused by Acanthamoeba
  • Disease due to Acanthamoebidae
  • Disseminated Acanthamoeba infection
  • Free-living ameba infection
  • Infection by Acanthamoeba
  • Infection by Acanthamoeba castellani
  • Protozoal corneal ulcer
  • Protozoal corneal ulcer
  • Ulcer of left cornea caused by Acanthamoeba
  • Ulcer of right cornea caused by Acanthamoeba

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code B60.10 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses With Mcc (867)
  • Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses With Cc (868)
  • Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (869)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
B60.10 Right Arrow 136.29 Infc free-liv amebae NEC

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
B60 Other protozoal diseases, not elsewhere classified
B60.0 Babesiosis
B60.00 Babesiosis, unspecified
B60.01 Babesiosis due to Babesia microti
B60.02 Babesiosis due to Babesia duncani
B60.03 Babesiosis due to Babesia divergens
B60.09 Other babesiosis
B60.1 Acanthamebiasis
B60.11 Meningoencephalitis due to Acanthamoeba (culbertsoni)
B60.12 Conjunctivitis due to Acanthamoeba
B60.13 Keratoconjunctivitis due to Acanthamoeba
B60.19 Other acanthamebic disease
B60.2 Naegleriasis
B60.8 Other specified protozoal diseases


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