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ICD-10 diagnosis code

B50.0 Plasmodium falciparum malaria with cerebral complications

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B50.0 is the ICD-10 code for Plasmodium falciparum malaria with cerebral complications. It is a four-character subcategory of B50 (Plasmodium falciparum malaria), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block B50–B64 (Protozoal diseases) in Chapter I, Certain infectious and parasitic diseases.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
I · A00–B99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What B50.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Cerebral malaria NOS

B50.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

B50.0Malaria orsakad av Plasmodium falciparum med cerebrala komplikationer

NorwayICD-10-NO

B50.0Malaria som skyldes Plasmodium falciparum, med hjernekomplikasjoner

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DB500Plasmodium falciparum-malaria med cerebrale komplikationer

  • DB500ACerebral malaria UNS
FinlandICD-10-FI

B50.0Falciparum-malaria ja aivokomplikaatioita

GermanyICD-10-GM

B50.0Malaria tropica mit zerebralen Komplikationen

FranceICD-10-FR

B50.0Paludisme à Plasmodium falciparum avec complications cérébrales

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

B50.0malaria door Plasmodium falciparummet cerebrale complicaties

United StatesICD-10-CM

B50.0Plasmodium falciparum malaria with cerebral complications

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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