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FY 2026 Apr update / Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) / Intestinal infectious diseases (A00-A09)

A06

Header CodeICD-10-CMOfficial ICD-10-CMCodebook guidance

Amebiasis

Amebiasis

CMS-HCC V28

0

0

RAF 0

CMS-HCC V24

0

0

RAF 0

ACA/HHS

0

0

RAF 0

ESRD/PACE

0

0

RAF 0

RXHCC

0

0

RAF 0

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Code Book Path

Official
A0Intestinal infectious diseases (A00-A09)
A06Amebiasis

Inclusion Terms

Official

ICD-10-CM does not list inclusion terms for A06 in this effective period.

Excludes 2

Official
  • acanthamebiasis (B60.1-)
  • Naegleriasis (B60.2)

Related Child Codes

Official
A06.0Acute amebic dysentery
A06.1Chronic intestinal amebiasis
A06.2Amebic nondysenteric colitis
A06.3Ameboma of intestine
A06.4Amebic liver abscess

Includes

Official
  • infection due to Entamoeba histolytica

Excludes 1

Official
  • other protozoal intestinal diseases (A07.-)

Code First

Official

ICD-10-CM does not list Code First sequencing instructions for A06 in this effective period.

Use Additional

Official

ICD-10-CM does not list Use Additional Code instructions for A06 in this effective period.

Code Also

Official

ICD-10-CM does not list Code Also instructions for A06 in this effective period.

Last updated: FY2026 ICD-10-CM Apr update, Apr 1, 2026 through Sep 30, 2026. CMS-HCC V28 is 100% phased in for payment year 2026.

What This Code Means

A06 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for amebiasis. A06 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for certain infectious and parasitic diseases (a00-b99), within the section covering intestinal infectious diseases (a00-a09).

Header codes like A06 cannot be reported on claims directly — they organize child codes that share clinical context but the actual diagnosis must be coded to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation. Coders should look at A06's child codes and select the one that matches the patient's documented presentation, since payers reject header codes submitted as the primary diagnosis. For risk adjustment workflows, header codes never contribute to a Medicare Advantage member's RAF score on their own; only billable child codes that happen to map to a payment HCC affect risk-adjusted plan payments.

HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, RAF weights, and MEAT documentation criteria for A06 sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.

Includes

  • infection due to Entamoeba histolytica

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • other protozoal intestinal diseases (A07.-)

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

Child Codes

Code Hierarchy

A06Amebiasis
A06Amebiasis

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