A06 Amebiasis

Category / Non-billable header 13 subcodes

Block: Intestinal infectious diseases (A00-A09)

Includes

  • infection due to Entamoeba histolytica

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • other protozoal intestinal diseases (A07.-)

Excludes 2 (not included here)

  • acanthamebiasis (B60.1-)
  • Naegleriasis (B60.2)

Subcodes

Each subcode links to a detail page with full clinical annotations.

Code Description Billable
A06..0 Acute amebic dysentery Yes
A06..1 Chronic intestinal amebiasis Yes
A06..2 Amebic nondysenteric colitis Yes
A06..3 Ameboma of intestine Yes
A06..4 Amebic liver abscess Yes
A06..5 Amebic lung abscess Yes
A06..6 Amebic brain abscess Yes
A06..7 Cutaneous amebiasis Yes
A06..8 Amebic infection of other sites No
A06..81 Amebic cystitis Yes
A06..82 Other amebic genitourinary infections Yes
A06..89 Other amebic infections Yes
A06..9 Amebiasis, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026