2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B50.9

Plasmodium falciparum malaria, unspecified

B50.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM B50.9 became effective on October 1, 2023.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B50.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 B50.9 may differ.

The following code(s) above B50.9 contain annotation back-references

that may be applicable to B50.9:

Approximate Synonyms

Clinical Information

Malaria caused by plasmodium falciparum. This is the severest form of malaria and is associated with the highest levels of parasites in the blood. This disease is characterized by irregularly recurring febrile paroxysms that in extreme cases occur with acute cerebral, renal, or gastrointestinal manifestations.

ICD-10-CM B50.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

Convert B50.9 to ICD-9-CMCode History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to B50.9: