A06.5†† Dagger (etiology)
Amoebic lung abscess
Dual coding (†/*)
This is a dagger (†) etiology code — pair it with the corresponding asterisk (*) manifestation code.
Paired codesJ17.3*Pneumonia in parasitic diseasesJ99.8*Respiratory disorders in other diseases classified elsewhere
→ Full dagger (†) ↔ asterisk (*) mapping tableCoding guidance (WHO 2019)
Amoebic abscess of lung (and liver) (J99.8*) Amoebic abscess of lung (and liver) with pneumonia (J17.3*)