Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B50

Plasmodium falciparum malaria

ICD-10-CM Code:
B50
ICD-10 Code for:
Plasmodium falciparum malaria
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
    (A00–B99)
    • Protozoal diseases
      (B50-B64)
      • Plasmodium falciparum malaria
        (B50)

B50 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of plasmodium falciparum malaria. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Non-specific codes like B50 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for plasmodium falciparum malaria:

  • Use B50.0 for Plasmodium falciparum malaria with cerebral complications - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use B50.8 for Other severe and complicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use B50.9 for Plasmodium falciparum malaria, unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

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Includes

Includes
This note appears immediately under a three character code title to further define, or give examples of, the content of the category.
  • mixed infections of Plasmodium falciparum with any other Plasmodium species

Patient Education


Malaria

Malaria is a serious disease caused by a parasite. You get it when an infected mosquito bites you. Malaria is a major cause of death worldwide, but it is almost wiped out in the United States. The disease is mostly a problem in developing countries with warm climates. If you travel to these countries, you are at risk. There are four different types of malaria caused by four related parasites. The most deadly type occurs in Africa south of the Sahara Desert.

Malaria symptoms include chills, flu-like symptoms, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and jaundice. A blood test can diagnose it. It can be life-threatening. However, you can treat malaria with drugs. The type of drug depends on which kind of malaria you have and where you were infected.

Malaria can be prevented. When traveling to areas where malaria is found:

  • See your doctor for medicines that protect you
  • Wear insect repellent with DEET
  • Cover up
  • Sleep under mosquito netting

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.