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136.21 - Specific Infection Due To Acanthamoeba


The ICD 9 Code for Specific infection due to acanthamoeba is listed as 136.21.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 136.21
Long Description: Specific infection due to acanthamoeba
Short Description: Infectn d/t acanthamoeba
Chapter: Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
Block: Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases (130-136)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: B60.11 - Meningoencephalitis due to Acanthamoeba (culbertsoni) (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 136.21:
136.29 - Other specific infections by free-living amebae