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A06.5

Amebic lung abscess

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 8 never code together
A06code
Excludes1
  • other protozoal intestinal diseases (A07.-)A07.-
Excludes2
  • acanthamebiasis (B60.1-)B60.1-
  • Naegleriasis (B60.2)B60.2
A00-B99chapter
Excludes1
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2
  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)Z22.-
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)O98.-
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)P35-P39
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)J00-J22

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 4
A06code
Includes
  • infection due to Entamoeba histolytica
A06.5code
Inclusion terms
  • Amebic abscess of lung (and liver)
A00-B99chapter
Includes
  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Use additional code
  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)Z16.-
Index entries leading here 1
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
    • amebic A06.4
      • lung (and liver) (without mention of brain abscess) A06.5
    • liver (cholangitic) (hematogenic) (lymphogenic) (pylephlebitic) (pyogenic) K75.0
      • amebic (due to Entamoeba histolytica) (dysenteric) (tropical) A06.4
        • with
    • lung (miliary) (putrid) J85.2
      • amebic (with liver abscess) A06.5
Alongside this code 9 same parent — A06
A06.0 Acute amebic dysentery A06.1 Chronic intestinal amebiasis A06.2 Amebic nondysenteric colitis A06.3 Ameboma of intestine A06.4 Amebic liver abscess A06.6 Amebic brain abscess A06.7 Cutaneous amebiasis A06.8 Amebic infection of other sites category A06.9 Amebiasis, unspecified
Additional references
AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required

Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.

Risk adjustment

CMS22HCC115 CMS28HCC283 ESRD21HCC115 ESRD24HCC115

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This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Parent
A06
Block
A00-A09
Siblings
9

Present FY2024–FY2027.