2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A06.4

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Amebic liver abscess

  • A06.4 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM A06.4 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A06.4 – other international versions of ICD-10 A06.4 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Hepatic amebiasis

The following code(s) above A06.4 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A06.4:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  • A06  Amebiasis

Clinical Information

  • Single or multiple areas of pus due to infection by any ameboid protozoa (amebiasis). A common form is caused by the ingestion of entamoeba histolytica.

ICD-10-CM A06.4 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 441 Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis with mcc
  • 442 Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis with cc
  • 443 Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis without cc/mcc

Convert A06.4 to ICD-9-CMCode History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to A06.4:

  • Type 1 Excludes: K75.0

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A06.4:

  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
    • amebic A06.4
      • liver A06.4 (without mention of brain or lung abscess)
    • hepatic (cholangitic) (hematogenic) (lymphogenic) (pylephlebitic) K75.0
      • amebic A06.4
    • liver (cholangitic) (hematogenic) (lymphogenic) (pylephlebitic) (pyogenic) K75.0
      • amebic (due to Entamoeba histolytica) (dysenteric) (tropical) A06.4
  • Ameba, amebic (histolytica) – see also Amebiasis
    • abscess A06.4 (liver)
  • Dysentery, dysenteric (catarrhal) (diarrhea) (epidemic) (hemorrhagic) (infectious) (sporadic) (tropical) A09
    • abscess, liver A06.4