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ICD-10 B50 - Plasmodium falciparum malaria
Chapter 1 Section B50-B64

B50

ICD-10 Not billable

Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Use additional code: code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (per Chapter 1)
Specifically for this code:
  • mixed infections of Plasmodium falciparum with any other Plasmodium species
From Chapter 1:
  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
From Section B50-B64:
  • amebiasis (A06.-)
  • other protozoal intestinal diseases (A07.-)
From Chapter 1:
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
From Chapter 1:
  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
B50 is a "category code," which means it's non-billable. Billable codes require more specificity. Use the list below to navigate to codes that are more specific:
10
B50.0
Plasmodium falciparum malaria with cerebral complications
Billable
10
B50.8
Other severe and complicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria
Billable
10
B50.9
Plasmodium falciparum malaria, unspecified
Billable
      
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