Diagnosis Code

B60.19 OTHER ACANTHAMEBIC DISEASE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: B60.19

Short Description: Other acanthamebic disease

Long Description: Other acanthamebic disease

The code B60.19 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)
        • B60.19 Other acanthamebic disease

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acanthamoeba endophthalmitis
  • Corneal ulcer caused by Acanthamoeba
  • Protozoal corneal ulcer

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code B60.19 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
B60.19 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
B60.10 Acanthamebiasis, unspecified
B60.11 Meningoencephalitis due to Acanthamoeba (culbertsoni)
B60.12 Conjunctivitis due to Acanthamoeba
B60.13 Keratoconjunctivitis due to Acanthamoeba
B60.2 Naegleriasis
B60.8 Other specified protozoal diseases


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