2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A06.6

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Amebic brain abscess

  • A06.6 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 A06.6 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A06.6 – other international versions of ICD-10 A06.6 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Amebic abscess of brain (and liver) (and lung)

The following code(s) above A06.6 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A06.6:

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

ICD-10-CM A06.6 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 023 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis with mcc or chemotherapy implant or epilepsy with neurostimulator
  • 024 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis without mcc
  • 097 Non-bacterial infection of nervous system except viral meningitis with mcc
  • 098 Non-bacterial infection of nervous system except viral meningitis with cc
  • 099 Non-bacterial infection of nervous system except viral meningitis without cc/mcc

Convert A06.6 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 A06.6:

  • Type 1 Excludes: G07

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A06.6:

  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
    • amebicA06.4
      • brain A06.6 (and liver or lung abscess)
    • brain (any part) (cystic) (otogenic) G06.0
      • amebic A06.6 (with abscess of any other site)
    • liver (cholangitic) (hematogenic) (lymphogenic) (pylephlebitic) (pyogenic) K75.0
      • amebic (due to Entamoeba histolytica) (dysenteric) (tropical) A06.4
        • with
          • brain abscess A06.6 (and liver or lung abscess)
    • lung (miliary) (putrid) J85.2