2025 ICD-10-CM code A06.9
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Infectious and Parasitic Diseases - Intestinal infectious diseases Certain infectious and parasitic diseases Feed
Amebiasis, unspecified. This code is used when the provider doesn't specify the type of amebiasis.
Medical necessity for treatment is established by the confirmation of amebiasis through laboratory testing and the presence of symptoms impacting the patient's health and well-being.
Diagnosis of amebiasis involves evaluating patient symptoms (e.g., watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, fatigue, rectal pain), travel history, and physical examination findings. Laboratory tests of blood and stool are used to confirm the presence of the parasite. Treatment includes antiprotozoal medications like metronidazole, along with rehydration therapy.
In simple words: Amebiasis is an infection of your intestines caused by a tiny parasite you can pick up from contaminated food or water.This can cause problems ranging from upset stomach and diarrhea to more serious issues like bloody stools and fever.This particular code is used when the doctor doesn't specify what kind of amebiasis you have.
Amebiasis is an infection of the intestines caused by the parasite Entamoeba histolytica, typically ingested with contaminated food or water.This unspecified code encompasses various forms of amebiasis, such as amebic dysentery, intestinal amebiasis, amebic colitis, and diarrhea associated with amebiasis, without specifying the exact manifestation.
Example 1: A patient presents with severe watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fatigue after returning from a trip abroad. Stool tests confirm the presence of Entamoeba histolytica, and the patient is diagnosed with amebiasis, unspecified., A patient experiences bloody stools, fever, and vomiting. After a thorough examination and laboratory tests, amebiasis is diagnosed, but the specific type is not determined, so A06.9 is used., A child presents with persistent diarrhea and weight loss.Testing reveals Entamoeba histolytica.As the specific manifestation of amebiasis isn't clearly defined, the physician uses the unspecified code A06.9.
Documentation should include signs and symptoms, travel history, laboratory results confirming Entamoeba histolytica infection, and details of treatment provided.
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- Specialties:Infectious Disease, Gastroenterology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
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