Diagnosis Code

B60.12 CONJUNCTIVITIS DUE TO ACANTHAMOEBA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: B60.12

Short Description: Conjunctivitis due to Acanthamoeba

Long Description: Conjunctivitis due to Acanthamoeba

The code B60.12 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)
        • B60.12 Conjunctivitis due to Acanthamoeba

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Conjunctivitis caused by Acanthamoeba
  • Parasitic conjunctivitis
  • Protozoal conjunctivitis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code B60.12 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Disorders Of The Eye With Mcc Or Thrombolytic Agent (124)
  • Other Disorders Of The Eye Without Mcc (125)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
B60.12 Right Arrow 136.21 Infectn d/t acanthamoeba
372.15 Parasitic conjunctivitis

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)
B60.13 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