B50 Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Includes

• mixed infections of Plasmodium falciparum with any other Plasmodium species

Applies from B50 Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Includes

• mixed infections of Plasmodium falciparum with any other Plasmodium species

Codes under B50

• B50.0 Plasmodium falciparum malaria with cerebral complications
• B50.8 Other severe and complicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria
• B50.9 Plasmodium falciparum malaria, unspecified

Code annotations containing back-references to B50

Back-references to B50

• Type 1 Excludes: B51 Plasmodium vivax malaria ("plasmodium vivax with Plasmodium falciparum (B50.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: B52 Plasmodium malariae malaria ("Plasmodium falciparum (B50.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: B53.0 Plasmodium ovale malaria ("Plasmodium ovale with Plasmodium falciparum (B50.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: B53.1 Malaria due to simian plasmodia ("Malaria due to simian plasmodia with Plasmodium falciparum (B50.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: J82 Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified ("pulmonary eosinophilia due to specified parasitic infection (B50-B83)")

Back-references to B50

• Type 1 Excludes: B51 Plasmodium vivax malaria ("plasmodium vivax with Plasmodium falciparum (B50.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: B52 Plasmodium malariae malaria ("Plasmodium falciparum (B50.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: B53.0 Plasmodium ovale malaria ("Plasmodium ovale with Plasmodium falciparum (B50.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: B53.1 Malaria due to simian plasmodia ("Malaria due to simian plasmodia with Plasmodium falciparum (B50.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: J82 Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified ("pulmonary eosinophilia due to specified parasitic infection (B50-B83)")

Nearby codes

• B50 Plasmodium falciparum malaria (this code)
• B50.0 Plasmodium falciparum malaria with cerebral complications
• B50.8 Other severe and complicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria
• B50.9 Plasmodium falciparum malaria, unspecified