ICD-10-CM Codes
A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
B50-B64 Protozoal diseases
Plasmodium vivax malaria B51

Plasmodium vivax malaria B51-

Type 1 Excludes

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A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as B51. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

plasmodium vivax with Plasmodium falciparum (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B50
- B50 Plasmodium falciparum malaria
  - B50.0 Plasmodium falciparum malaria with cerebral c...
  - B50.8 Other severe and complicated Plasmodium falci...
  - B50.9 Plasmodium falciparum malaria, unspecified
B50.-
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Includes

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mixed infections of Plasmodium vivax with other Plasmodium species, except Plasmodium falciparum

Clinical Information

Malaria caused by plasmodium vivax. This form of malaria is less severe than malaria, falciparum, but there is a higher probability for relapses to occur. Febrile paroxysms often occur every other day.

Codes

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