B50.8Billable
Other severe and complicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria
Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Inclusion Terms
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Inclusion Terms
- •Severe or complicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria NOS
Billable Code
B50.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Includes
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Includes
From A00-B99:
- •diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
From B50:
- •mixed infections of Plasmodium falciparum with any other Plasmodium species
Excludes1
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Excludes1
From A00-B99:
- •certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2
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Excludes2
Use Additional Code
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Use Additional Code
From A00-B99:
- •code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)