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A06 ICD-10-CA category: Amoebiasis

A06 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 10 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.

Official description

A06

Amoebiasis

ICD-10-CA · Canada

Codes in A06

A06 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.

A06.0Acute amoebic dysenteryA06.1Chronic intestinal amoebiasisA06.2Amoebic nondysenteric colitisA06.3Amoeboma of intestineA06.4Amoebic liver abscessA06.5Amoebic lung abscessA06.6Amoebic brain abscessA06.7Cutaneous amoebiasisA06.8Amoebic infection of other sitesA06.9Amoebiasis, unspecified

Notes for A06

As CIHI prints them, with any note A06 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

  • Infection due to Entamoeba histolytica
  • Diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissibleFrom Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

Use additional code

Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.

  • Use additional code (U82-U84) to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugsFrom Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Other protozoal intestinal diseases (A07.-)
  • Carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)certain localized infections - see body system-related chaptersinfectious and parasitic diseases:• complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium [except obstetrical tetanus] (O98.-)• specific to the perinatal period [except tetanus neonatorum, whooping cough, congenital syphilis, perinatal gonococcal infection and perinatal human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease] (P35-P39)influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)From Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

Where A06 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  2. 2Block A00-A09Intestinal infectious diseases
  3. 3Category A06Amoebiasis

Source and release

Data release
ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
Effective date
Apr 1, 2026
Publisher
CIHI

This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.

See A06 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

Is A06 a valid ICD-10-CA code?

No. A06 (Amoebiasis) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 10 codes; record the one the documentation supports.

Where is A06 in ICD-10-CA?

A06 sits under A00-A09 Intestinal infectious diseases, within Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).

What coding notes apply to A06?

ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes, Use additional code notes for A06, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.

Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?

It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.

Codes beside A06

A00CholeraA01Typhoid and paratyphoid feversA02Other salmonella infectionsA03ShigellosisA04Other bacterial intestinal infectionsA05Other bacterial foodborne intoxications, not elsewhere classifiedA07Other protozoal intestinal diseasesA08Viral and other specified intestinal infectionsA09Other gastroenteritis and colitis of infectious and unspecified origin