Valid for Submission
A06.2 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of amebic nondysenteric colitis. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The ICD-10-CM code A06.2 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like amebic colitis or amebic nondysenteric colitis or colitis caused by protozoan or parasitic infection causing colitis.
ICD-10: | A06.2 |
Short Description: | Amebic nondysenteric colitis |
Long Description: | Amebic nondysenteric colitis |
Index to Diseases and Injuries
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code A06.2 are found in the index:
- - Amebiasis - A06.9
- - nondysenteric colitis - A06.2
- - Colitis (acute) (catarrhal) (chronic) (noninfective) (hemorrhagic) - See Also: Enteritis; - K52.9
- - amebic (acute) - See Also: Amebiasis; - A06.0
- - nondysenteric - A06.2
- - amebic (acute) - See Also: Amebiasis; - A06.0
- - Diarrhea, diarrheal (disease) (infantile) (inflammatory) - R19.7
- - amebic - See Also: Amebiasis; - A06.0
- - nondysenteric - A06.2
- - amebic - See Also: Amebiasis; - A06.0
- - Enteritis (acute) (diarrheal) (hemorrhagic) (noninfective) - K52.9
- - amebic (acute) - A06.0
- - chronic - A06.1
- - nondysenteric - A06.2
- - nondysenteric - A06.2
- - chronic - A06.1
- - amebic (acute) - A06.0
Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Amebic colitis
- Amebic nondysenteric colitis
- Colitis caused by protozoan
- Parasitic infection causing colitis
Diagnostic Related Groups
The ICD-10 code A06.2 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V37.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2020.
- 371 - MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH MCC
- 372 - MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC
- 373 - MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITHOUT CC/MCC
Convert A06.2 to ICD-9
- 006.2 - Amebic nondysent colitis
Code Classification
Code History
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016
(First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set) - FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020