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2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 006.1

Chronic intestinal amebiasis without abscess

 On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.

The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 006.1 can be accessed here.

  • DYSENTERY caused by intestinal PROTOZOA infection, chiefly with ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA. This condition may be associated with amebic infection of the LIVER and other distant sites.
  • 006.1 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 006.1 contains 5 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 006.* hierarchy

006.1 also known as:

  • Chronic:
    • amebiasis
    • amebic dysentery


Index entries containing 006.1:

Amebiasis NEC 006.9
  • chronic 006.1
Diarrhea, diarrheal (acute) (autumn) (bilious) (bloody) (catarrhal) (choleraic) (chronic) (gravis) (green) (infantile) (lienteric) (noninfectious) (presumed noninfectious) (putrefactive) (secondary) (sporadic) (summer) (symptomatic) (thermic) 787.91
  • amebic (see also Amebiasis) 006.9
    • chronic 006.1
Dysentery, dysenteric (bilious) (catarrhal) (diarrhea) (epidemic) (gangrenous) (hemorrhagic) (infectious) (sporadic) (tropical) (ulcerative) 009.0
  • amebic (see also Amebiasis) 006.9
    • chronic 006.1
Enteritis (acute) (catarrhal) (choleraic) (chronic) (congestive) (diarrheal) (exudative) (follicular) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (lienteric) (noninfectious) (perforative) (phlegmonous) (presumed noninfectious) (pseudomembranous) 558.9
  • amebic (see also Amebiasis) 006.9
    • chronic 006.1
      • with abscess - see Abscess, amebic
      • nondysenteric 006.2
Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
  • ameba, amebic (histolytica) (see also Amebiasis) 006.9
    • chronic 006.1