B50.9 PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM MALARIA, UNSPECIFIED

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: B50.9
  • Short Description: Plasmodium falciparum malaria, unspecified
  • Long Description: Plasmodium falciparum malaria, unspecified
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code B50.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Algid malaria
  • Chagres virus disease
  • Double quotidien fever
  • Falciparum malaria
  • Intermittent fever
  • Intermittent fever
  • Intermittent fever
  • Malarial fever
  • Malarial fever
  • Malarial fever
  • Malignant tertian fever
  • Quotidien fever
  • Tertian fever

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code B50.9 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V42.0

  1. Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses With Mcc (867)
  2. Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses With Cc (868)
  3. Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (869)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
B50.9 Right Arrow 084.0 Falciparum malaria
This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
B50 Plasmodium falciparum malaria
B50.0 Plasmodium falciparum malaria with cerebral complications
B50.8 Other severe and complicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria
This page was last updated on: 10/1/2024
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