A06.5

Amebic lung abscess

Billable / specificHCC V28 283

A06.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Amebic abscess of lung (and liver)

Includes (from A06)

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
  • infection due to Entamoeba histolytica

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • other protozoal intestinal diseases (A07.-) (from A06)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from A06)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A06)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A06)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A06)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A06)
  • acanthamebiasis (B60.1-) (from A06)
  • Naegleriasis (B60.2) (from A06)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from A06)

Also known as

  • Amebic abscess of lung (and liver)
  • Abscess, amebic, lung
  • Abscess, lung, amebic

Parent code

  • A06AmebiasisHeader

Related codes

  • A06.0Acute amebic dysenteryBillable
  • A06.1Chronic intestinal amebiasisBillable
  • A06.2Amebic nondysenteric colitisBillable
  • A06.3Ameboma of intestineBillable
  • A06.4Amebic liver abscessBillable
  • A06.6Amebic brain abscessBillable
  • A06.7Cutaneous amebiasisBillable
  • A06.8Amebic infection of other sitesHeader
  • A06.9Amebiasis, unspecifiedBillable

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