A06.0 is the ICD-10 code for Acute amoebic dysentery. It is a four-character subcategory of A06 (Amoebiasis), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block A00–A09 (Intestinal infectious diseases) in Chapter I, Certain infectious and parasitic diseases.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- I · A00–B99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What A06.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Acute amoebiasis
- Intestinal amoebiasis NOS
A06.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
A06.0Akut amöbadysenteri
A06.0Akutt amøbedysenteri
DA060Akut amøbedysenteri
A06.0Akuutti amebiaasi
A06.0Akute Amöbenruhr
A06.0Dysenterie amibienne aigüe
A06.0acute amoebendysenterie
A06.0Acute amebic dysentery
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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