B50
Header — not billablePlasmodium falciparum malaria
The ICD-10 code for plasmodium falciparum malaria is B50.
B50 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Includes
Terms listed here further define or give examples of the conditions grouped under this code — they describe what the code covers, not a separate diagnosis.
- mixed infections of Plasmodium falciparum with any other Plasmodium species
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- B51Plasmodium vivax malarianon-billable header
- B52Plasmodium malariae malarianon-billable header
- B53Other specified malarianon-billable header
- B54Unspecified malaria
- B55Leishmaniasisnon-billable header
- B56African trypanosomiasisnon-billable header
- B57Chagas' diseasenon-billable header
- B58Toxoplasmosisnon-billable header
- B59Pneumocystosis
- B60Other protozoal diseases, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- B64Unspecified protozoal disease
- B50Plasmodium falciparum malarianon-billable header