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Diagnosis Code

A06.6 AMEBIC BRAIN ABSCESS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: A06.6

Short Description: Amebic brain abscess

Long Description: Amebic brain abscess

The code A06.6 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Intestinal infectious diseases (A00-A09)
      • Amebiasis (A06)
        • A06.6 Amebic brain abscess

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Amebic brain abscess
  • Amebic infection of central nervous system

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code A06.6 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Amebic abscess of brain (and liver) (and lung)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
A06.6 Right Arrow 006.5 Amebic brain abscess

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
A06.2 Amebic nondysenteric colitis
A06.3 Ameboma of intestine
A06.4 Amebic liver abscess
A06.5 Amebic lung 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

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