ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
A06.8Amebic infection of other sites
A06.8 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it.
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About A06.8
A06.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for amebic infection of other sites. It belongs to category A06 (amebiasis), block A00-A09 (intestinal infectious diseases) and chapter 1 (certain infectious and parasitic diseases). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.
Within A06, choose A06.8 (Amebic infection of other sites) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: acute amebic dysentery (A06.0), chronic intestinal amebiasis (A06.1), amebic nondysenteric colitis (A06.2), Ameboma of intestine (A06.3), amebic liver abscess (A06.4), amebic lung abscess (A06.5), amebic brain abscess (A06.6), cutaneous amebiasis (A06.7) and 1 more.
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: A06.81 (cystitis), A06.82 (infections) and A06.89 (infections).
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
Specific codes under A06.8
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to A06.8.
› From A06 Amebiasis
Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases.
Codes whose notes reference A06.8
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about A06.8
Is A06.8 billable?
- No. A06.8 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.