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5. 2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A06.6

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A06.6

Amebic brain abscess

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

• A06.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM A06.6 became effective on October 1, 2022.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A06.6 - other international versions of ICD-10 A06.6 may differ.

• 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-CM

• 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

• Type 1 Excludes: G07
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G07

  Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma in diseases classified elsewhere

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code Manifestation Code

  Code First

  • underlying disease, such as:
  • schistosomiasis granuloma of brain (B65.-)

  Type 1 Excludes

  • abscess of brain:
  • amebic (A06.6)
  • chromomycotic (B43.1)
  • gonococcal (A54.82)
  • tuberculous (A17.81)
  • tuberculoma of meninges (A17.1)

• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L02.91

  Cutaneous abscess, unspecified

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • amebic A06.4
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A06.4

    Amebic liver abscess

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Hepatic amebiasis
    • brain A06.6 (and liver or lung abscess)
  • brain (any part) (cystic) (otogenic) G06.0
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G06.0

    Intracranial abscess and granuloma

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Brain [any part] abscess (embolic)
    • Cerebellar abscess (embolic)
    • Cerebral abscess (embolic)
    • Intracranial epidural abscess or granuloma
    • Intracranial extradural abscess or granuloma
    • Intracranial subdural abscess or granuloma
    • Otogenic abscess (embolic)

    Type 1 Excludes

    • tuberculous intracranial abscess and granuloma (A17.81)
    • amebic A06.6 (with abscess of any other site)
  • liver (cholangitic) (hematogenic) (lymphogenic) (pylephlebitic) (pyogenic) K75.0
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K75.0

    Abscess of liver

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Cholangitic hepatic abscess
    • Hematogenic hepatic abscess
    • Hepatic abscess NOS
    • Lymphogenic hepatic abscess
    • Pylephlebitic hepatic abscess

    Type 1 Excludes

    • amebic liver abscess (A06.4)
    • cholangitis without liver abscess (K83.09)
    • pylephlebitis without liver abscess (K75.1)

    Type 2 Excludes

    • acute or subacute hepatitis NOS (B17.9)
    • acute or subacute non-viral hepatitis (K72.0)
    • chronic hepatitis NEC (K73.8)
    • amebic (due to Entamoeba histolytica) (dysenteric) (tropical) A06.4
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A06.4

      Amebic liver abscess

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

      Applicable To

      • Hepatic amebiasis
      • with
        • brain abscess A06.6 (and liver or lung abscess)
  • lung (miliary) (putrid) J85.2
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J85.2

    Abscess of lung without pneumonia

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Abscess of lung NOS
    • amebic (with liver abscess) A06.5
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A06.5

      Amebic lung abscess

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

      Applicable To

      • Amebic abscess of lung (and liver)
      • with
        • brain abscess A06.6

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.