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ICD-10 diagnosis code

A06.5 Amoebic lung abscess

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A06.5 is the ICD-10 code for Amoebic lung abscess. 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 A06.5 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Amoebic abscess of lung (and liver) J99.8
  • Amoebic abscess of lung (and liver) with pneumonia J17.3

A06.5 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

A06.5Lungabscess orsakad av amöba

NorwayICD-10-NO

A06.5Amøbeabscess i lunge

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DA065Lungeabsces forårsaget af amøbeinfektion

FinlandICD-10-FI

A06.5Ameba keuhkopaiseen syynä

GermanyICD-10-GM

A06.5Lungenabszess durch Amöben

FranceICD-10-FR

A06.5Abcès amibien du poumon

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

A06.5amoebenabces van long én lever (J99.8*)

United StatesICD-10-CM

A06.5Amebic lung abscess

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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