2025 ICD-10-CM code A06.8
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Infectious Diseases - Intestinal infectious diseases Certain infectious and parasitic diseases Feed
Amebic infection of other sites.
Medical necessity is established by the diagnosis of amebiasis at a site not otherwise specified.
Clinicians should diagnose based on symptoms (e.g., diarrhea, pain), travel history, physical exam, and lab tests (blood, stool). Treatment includes antiprotozoal drugs and rehydration.
In simple words: This code indicates an amebic infection in a part of the body other than the usual spots like the gut, liver, lungs, brain, or skin.
Infection due to Entamoeba histolytica at a site not specifically classified elsewhere. This code is used when the amebic infection affects a location other than the intestines, liver, lung, brain, or skin.
Example 1: A patient presents with abdominal pain and bloody urine. After further investigation, amebic cystitis is diagnosed, which would be coded as A06.81., A patient with a history of travel to a region with poor sanitation develops an amebic infection affecting the spleen.This would be coded as A06.89., A patient experiences pain and swelling in their hand, and imaging reveals an abscess.It is determined to be caused by amebiasis, which would be coded as A06.89 since the hand is not a typical site for this infection.
Documentation should specify the site of infection, supporting lab results, and clinical findings.
- Specialties:Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Family Medicine
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