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A06.81

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Amebic cystitis

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

This is a bladder infection caused by a parasitic amoeba, typically acquired from contaminated water or food. It results in inflammation of the bladder lining and urinary symptoms.

Coding Tips

  • •Verify that the infection is specifically amebic (caused by Entamoeba histolytica) and involves the bladder/cystitis before assigning this code
  • •This code is part of the amebic infection category (A06); ensure you're not confusing it with bacterial cystitis (N39.0) or other parasitic infections

Code Hierarchy

└A06Amebiasis└A06.8Amebic infection of other sites└A06.81Amebic cystitis
└A06.81Amebic cystitis

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