B53.0

Plasmodium ovale malaria

Billable / specific

B53.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from B53)

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • Plasmodium ovale with Plasmodium falciparum (B50.-)
  • Plasmodium ovale with Plasmodium malariae (B52.-)
  • Plasmodium ovale with Plasmodium vivax (B51.-)
  • amebiasis (A06.-) (from B53)
  • other protozoal intestinal diseases (A07.-) (from B53)

Excludes2

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

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from B53)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from B53)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from B53)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from B53)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from B53)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from B53)

Also known as

  • Fever, Plasmodium ovale
  • Malaria, malarial, ovale
  • Malaria, malarial, Plasmodium, ovale

Parent code

  • B53Other specified malariaHeader

Related codes

  • B53.1Malaria due to simian plasmodiaBillable
  • B53.8Other malaria, not elsewhere classifiedBillable

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