B54
BillableUnspecified malaria
Unspecified malaria
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
- •amebiasisA06
- •other protozoal intestinal diseasesA07
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
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Also Known As / Clinical Terms(176)
SNOMED CT
- Induced malaria3095005
- Malaria by more than one parasite21070001
- Mixed malaria21070001
- Autoimmune reaction following infectious disease26072008
- Post-infectious autoimmune reaction26072008
- Postinfectious autoimmune reaction26072008
- Haemolytic anaemia due to infection38689004
- Hemolytic anemia due to infection38689004
- Protozoal myelitis61407009
- Malaria61462000
- Paludism61462000
- Plasmodiosis61462000
- Clinical infection63459005
- Therapeutically induced malaria69668008
- Haemolytic anaemia due to malaria77663007
- Hemolytic anemia due to malaria77663007
- Intermittent fever77957000
- Periodic fever, not disease77957000
- Picket fence fever77957000
- Parasitic disease in mother complicating pregnancy, childbirth AND/OR puerperium81557008
- Hepatitis in malaria83072009
- Malarial hepatitis83072009
- Asymptomatic HIV infection91947003
- Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus infection91947003
- Disease caused by Plasmodiidae105649009
- Lymphoid system finding118239008
- Malarial nephrosis197606008
- Nephrotic syndrome in malaria197606008
- Maternal malaria during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium199183007
- HMS - hyperreactive malarial splenomegaly240630008
- HMSS - hyperreactive malarial splenomegaly syndrome240630008
- Hyperimmune malarious splenomegaly240630008
- Hyperreactive malarial splenomegaly240630008
- Hyperreactive malarial splenomegaly syndrome240630008
- Tropical splenomegaly syndrome240630008
- Airport malaria240631007
- Malarial fever248437004
- Protozoal disease complicating pregnancy childbirth and the puerperium721201001
- Parasitic infection causing myelitis721247009
- Parasitic myelitis721247009
- HIV infection WHO 2007 clinical stage 1 co-occurrent with malaria735522008
- Human immunodeficiency virus World Health Organization 2007 stage 1 co-occurrent with malaria735522008
- HIV infection WHO 2007 clinical stage 2 co-occurrent with malaria735524009
- Human immunodeficiency virus World Health Organization 2007 stage 2 co-occurrent with malaria735524009
- HIV WHO 2007 infection clinical stage 3 co-occurrent with malaria735526006
- Human immunodeficiency virus World Health Organization 2007 stage 3 co-occurrent with malaria735526006
- HIV WHO 2007 infection clinical stage 4 co-occurrent with malaria735528007
- Human immunodeficiency virus World Health Organization 2007 stage 4 co-occurrent with malaria735528007
- Clinical malaria735531008
- WHO 2007 HIV infection clinical stage 1737378009
- World Health Organization 2007 Human immunodeficiency virus infection clinical stage 1737378009
- WHO 2007 HIV infection clinical stage 2737379001
- World Health Organization 2007 Human immunodeficiency virus infection clinical stage 2737379001
- WHO 2007 HIV infection clinical stage 3737380003
- World Health Organization 2007 Human immunodeficiency virus infection clinical stage 3737380003
- WHO 2007 HIV infection clinical stage 4737381004
- World Health Organization 2007 Human immunodeficiency virus infection clinical stage 4737381004
- Malaria myelitis866127009
- Myelitis caused by Plasmodium866127009
- Plasmodium myelitis866127009
- Complicated malaria1141602008
- Severe malaria1141602008
- Malaria in childbirth10809061000119106
- Malaria in mother complicating childbirth10809061000119106
UMLS
- Disease caused by PlasmodiidaeC0024530
- Disease caused by Plasmodiidae (disorder)C0024530
- Fever, MarshC0024530
- Fever, RemittentC0024530
- INFECT PLASMODIUMC0024530
- Infection, PlasmodiumC0024530
- Infections, PlasmodiumC0024530
- MalariaC0024530
- Malaria (disorder)C0024530
- Malaria NOSC0024530
- Malaria, unspecifiedC0024530
- Malarial feverC0024530
- Malarial fever (finding)C0024530
- Marsh FeverC0024530
- PLASMODIUM INFECTC0024530
- PaludismC0024530
- Plasmodia infectionsC0024530
- PlasmodiosisC0024530
- Plasmodium InfectionC0024530
- Plasmodium InfectionsC0024530
- Plasmodium infectionC0024530
- Remittent FeverC0024530
- Unspecified malariaC0024530
- fever malariaC0024530
- malariaC0024530
- malaria feverC0024530
- malarial feverC0024530
- malariasC0024530
- paludismC0024530
Clinical Terms
- Intermittent fever
- Autoimmune reaction following infectious disease
- WHO 2007 HIV infection clinical stage 1
- Complicated malaria
- World Health Organization 2007 Human immunodeficiency virus infection clinical stage 4
- malarias
- Infections, Plasmodium
- Marsh Fever
- INFECT PLASMODIUM
- Infection, Plasmodium
- Human immunodeficiency virus World Health Organization 2007 stage 1 co-occurrent with malaria
- Induced malaria
- HIV infection WHO 2007 clinical stage 1 co-occurrent with malaria
- Parasitic disease in mother complicating pregnancy, childbirth AND/OR puerperium
- Malarial nephrosis
- Haemolytic anaemia due to malaria
- Plasmodium Infections
- Parasitic infection causing myelitis
- Malaria in mother complicating childbirth
- Malarial fever
- malaria fever
- Paludism
- WHO 2007 HIV infection clinical stage 3
- Lymphoid system finding
- Malaria by more than one parasite
- Protozoal disease complicating pregnancy childbirth and the puerperium
- Malaria in childbirth
- Protozoal myelitis
- Haemolytic anaemia due to infection
- Hemolytic anemia due to malaria
- WHO 2007 HIV infection clinical stage 4
- Hepatitis in malaria
- Post-infectious autoimmune reaction
- Fever, Remittent
- Plasmodium myelitis
- Hyperreactive malarial splenomegaly
- Human immunodeficiency virus World Health Organization 2007 stage 4 co-occurrent with malaria
- Disease caused by Plasmodiidae (disorder)
- Therapeutically induced malaria
- Clinical infection
- Maternal malaria during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Plasmodium infection
- PLASMODIUM INFECT
- Mixed malaria
- Periodic fever, not disease
- Malarial fever (finding)
- Malaria, unspecified
- Malaria (disorder)
- Picket fence fever
- Nephrotic syndrome in malaria
- WHO 2007 HIV infection clinical stage 2
- malaria
- Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus infection
- Hemolytic anemia due to infection
- Parasitic myelitis
- Malaria myelitis
- Human immunodeficiency virus World Health Organization 2007 stage 3 co-occurrent with malaria
- Myelitis caused by Plasmodium
- Tropical splenomegaly syndrome
- Malarial hepatitis
- HMSS - hyperreactive malarial splenomegaly syndrome
- World Health Organization 2007 Human immunodeficiency virus infection clinical stage 3
- fever malaria
- Remittent Fever
- Severe malaria
- Hyperreactive malarial splenomegaly syndrome
- Disease caused by Plasmodiidae
- HIV WHO 2007 infection clinical stage 4 co-occurrent with malaria
- World Health Organization 2007 Human immunodeficiency virus infection clinical stage 2
- Hyperimmune malarious splenomegaly
- Human immunodeficiency virus World Health Organization 2007 stage 2 co-occurrent with malaria
- Airport malaria
- World Health Organization 2007 Human immunodeficiency virus infection clinical stage 1
- Asymptomatic HIV infection
- Plasmodia infections
- Postinfectious autoimmune reaction
- Fever, Marsh
- Clinical malaria
- HIV infection WHO 2007 clinical stage 2 co-occurrent with malaria
- HIV WHO 2007 infection clinical stage 3 co-occurrent with malaria
- HMS - hyperreactive malarial splenomegaly
- Plasmodiosis
- Malaria NOS
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unspecified malaria?
The ICD-10-CM code for unspecified malaria is B54. The full clinical description is "Unspecified malaria". B54 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code B54 mean?
ICD-10-CM code B54 represents “Unspecified malaria”. It is classified under Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is B54 a billable code?
Yes, B54 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is B54 in?
B54 is in Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (codes A00-B99).
What codes cannot be used with B54?
B54 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters; amebiasis (A06.-); other protozoal intestinal diseases (A07.-).
Are additional codes required with B54?
Yes, when using B54, also report: resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-).
What SNOMED CT codes does B54 map to?
B54 maps to 34 SNOMED CT concepts: 240631007, 91947003, 26072008, 63459005, 735531008, and 29 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for B54?
B54 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0024530. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does B54 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like unspecified malaria affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of B54?
B54 maps to the ICD-11 code: 1F4Z (Malaria, unspecified).
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