B50

Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Non-billable header

B50 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
  • mixed infections of Plasmodium falciparum with any other Plasmodium species

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • amebiasis (A06.-)
  • other protozoal intestinal diseases (A07.-)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
  • 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

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

More specific codes B50

  • B50.0Plasmodium falciparum malaria with cerebral complicationsBillable
  • B50.8Other severe and complicated Plasmodium falciparum malariaBillable
  • B50.9Plasmodium falciparum malaria, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • B51Plasmodium vivax malariaHeader
  • B52Plasmodium malariae malariaHeader
  • B53Other specified malariaHeader
  • B54Unspecified malariaBillable
  • B55LeishmaniasisHeader
  • B56African trypanosomiasisHeader
  • B57Chagas' diseaseHeader
  • B58ToxoplasmosisHeader
  • B59PneumocystosisBillable
  • B60Other protozoal diseases, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
  • B64Unspecified protozoal diseaseBillable

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