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B51

Plasmodium vivax malaria

Non-billableCategory

Chapter: 1. Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Section: B50-B64 - Protozoal diseases

Coding Guidelines

Includes

  • mixed infections of Plasmodium vivax with other Plasmodium species, except Plasmodium falciparum

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with B51

  • plasmodium vivax with Plasmodium falciparum (B50.-)

Specific Codes (3)

B51.0Billable

Plasmodium vivax malaria with rupture of spleen

B51.8Billable

Plasmodium vivax malaria with other complications

B51.9Billable

Plasmodium vivax malaria without complication

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