ICD-10-CM Codes
A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
B50-B64 Protozoal diseases
B53- Other specified malaria

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B53.1

Malaria due to simian plasmodia

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Billable/Specific Code

B53.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM B53.1 became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B53.1 - other international versions of ICD-10 B53.1 may differ.

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes Help

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 B53.1. 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.

Malaria due to simian plasmodia 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.-
)
Malaria due to simian plasmodia with Plasmodium malariae (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B52
- B52 Plasmodium malariae malaria
  - B52.0 Plasmodium malariae malaria with nephropathy
  - B52.8 Plasmodium malariae malaria with other compli...
  - B52.9 Plasmodium malariae malaria without complicat...
B52.-
)
Malaria due to simian plasmodia with Plasmodium ovale (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B53.0
Plasmodium ovale malaria
Type 1 Excludes
- Plasmodium ovale with Plasmodium falciparum (B50.-)
- Plasmodium ovale with Plasmodium malariae (B52.-)
- Plasmodium ovale with Plasmodium vivax (B51.-)
B53.0
)
Malaria due to simian plasmodia with Plasmodium vivax (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B51
- B51 Plasmodium vivax malaria
  - B51.0 Plasmodium vivax malaria with rupture of sple...
  - B51.8 Plasmodium vivax malaria with other complicat...
  - B51.9 Plasmodium vivax malaria without complication...
B51.-
)

The following code(s) above B53.1 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 B53.1:

A00-B99
2020 ICD-10-CM Range A00-B99
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Includes
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Type 1 Excludes
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Type 2 Excludes
- 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)
Use Additional
- code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
B50-B64
2020 ICD-10-CM Range B50-B64
Protozoal diseases
Type 1 Excludes
- amebiasis (A06.-)
- other protozoal intestinal diseases (A07.-)
Protozoal diseases

Approximate Synonyms

Simian malaria
Simian plasmodium malaria

ICD-10-CM B53.1 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):

867 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with mcc
868 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with cc
869 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses without cc/mcc

Convert B53.1 to ICD-9-CM

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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to B53.1:

Malaria, malarial (fever) B54
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B54
Unspecified malaria
- Plasmodium (P.)
  - simian B53.1
Monkey malaria B53.1
Simian malaria B53.1

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To B53.1

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

B52.9 Plasmodium malariae malaria without complication

B53 Other specified malaria

B53.0 Plasmodium ovale malaria

B53.1 Malaria due to simian plasmodia

B53.8 Other malaria, not elsewhere classified

B54 Unspecified malaria

B55 Leishmaniasis

B55.0 Visceral leishmaniasis

B55.1 Cutaneous leishmaniasis

B55.2 Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

B55.9 Leishmaniasis, unspecified

B56 African trypanosomiasis

B56.0 Gambiense trypanosomiasis

B56.1 Rhodesiense trypanosomiasis

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B53.1

Malaria due to simian plasmodia

Plasmodium ovale malaria

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Protozoal diseases

Unspecified malaria