Diagnosis Code: 136.29

Short Description: Infc free-liv amebae NEC

Long Description: Other specific infections by free-living amebae

Code Classification:

• Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
  • Other infectious and parasitic diseases (130-136)
    • 136 Other and unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases
      • 136.29 Infc free-liv amebae NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 136.29 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Ameba, amebic (histolytica) - see also Amebiasis
  • meningoencephalitis
    • due to Naegleria (gruberi) 136.29
    • primary 136.29

• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
  • ameba, amebic (histolytica) (see also Amebiasis) 006.9
    • free-living 136.29

• Meningoencephalitis (see also Encephalitis) 323.9
  • due to
    • free-living amebae 136.29
    • Naegleria (amebae) (gruberi) (organisms) 136.29
  • primary amebic 136.29

Crosswalk Information

The code 136.29 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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