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)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
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
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code B54?
ICD-10-CM code B54 represents "Unspecified malaria". It 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 you should also code: code to identify 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.
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