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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B50
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B50
Plasmodium falciparum malaria
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- B50 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM B50 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B50 - other international versions of ICD-10 B50 may differ.
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- mixed infections of Plasmodium falciparum with any other Plasmodium species
The following code(s) above
B50 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
B50:
- Malaria caused by plasmodium falciparum. This is the severest form of malaria and is associated with the highest levels of parasites in the blood. This disease is characterized by irregularly recurring febrile paroxysms that in extreme cases occur with acute cerebral, renal, or gastrointestinal manifestations.
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to B50:
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Type 1 Excludes: B51, B52, B53.0, B53.1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B51
Plasmodium vivax malaria
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Includes- mixed infections of Plasmodium vivax with other Plasmodium species, except Plasmodium falciparum
Type 1 Excludes- plasmodium vivax with Plasmodium falciparum (B50.-)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B52
Plasmodium malariae malaria
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Includes- mixed infections of Plasmodium malariae with other Plasmodium species, except Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax
Type 1 Excludes- Plasmodium falciparum (B50.-)
- Plasmodium vivax (B51.-)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B53.0
Plasmodium ovale malaria
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- Plasmodium ovale with Plasmodium falciparum (B50.-)
- Plasmodium ovale with Plasmodium malariae (B52.-)
- Plasmodium ovale with Plasmodium vivax (B51.-)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B53.1
Malaria due to simian plasmodia
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- Malaria due to simian plasmodia with Plasmodium falciparum (B50.-)
- Malaria due to simian plasmodia with Plasmodium malariae (B52.-)
- Malaria due to simian plasmodia with Plasmodium ovale (B53.0)
- Malaria due to simian plasmodia with Plasmodium vivax (B51.-)
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To B50
B47.9 Mycetoma, unspecified
B48 Other mycoses, not elsewhere classified
B48.8 Other specified mycoses
B50
Plasmodium falciparum malaria
B50.0 Plasmodium falciparum malaria with cerebral complications
B50.8 Other severe and complicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria
B50.9 Plasmodium falciparum malaria, unspecified
B51 Plasmodium vivax malaria
B51.0 Plasmodium vivax malaria with rupture of spleen
B51.8 Plasmodium vivax malaria with other complications
B51.9 Plasmodium vivax malaria without complication
B52 Plasmodium malariae malaria
B52.0 Plasmodium malariae malaria with nephropathy
B52.8 Plasmodium malariae malaria with other complications
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
