2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A06.5

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Amebic lung abscess

  • A06.5 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 A06.5 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A06.5 – other international versions of ICD-10 A06.5 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Amebic abscess of lung (and liver)

The following code(s) above A06.5 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A06.5:

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

ICD-10-CM A06.5 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 177 Respiratory infections and inflammations with mcc
  • 178 Respiratory infections and inflammations with cc
  • 179 Respiratory infections and inflammations without cc/mcc

Convert A06.5 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 A06.5:

  • Type 1 Excludes: J99

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A06.5:

  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
    • amebicA06.4
      • lung A06.5 (and liver) (without mention of brain abscess)
    • liver (cholangitic) (hematogenic) (lymphogenic) (pylephlebitic) (pyogenic) K75.0
      • amebic (due to Entamoeba histolytica) (dysenteric) (tropical) A06.4
        • with
          • lung abscess A06.5
    • lung (miliary) (putrid) J85.2
      • amebic (with liver abscess) A06.5
        • with
          • pneumonia A06.5