ICD-10 diagnosis code
B50.8 Other severe and complicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria
B50.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other severe and complicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. 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 B50.8 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Severe or complicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria NOS
B50.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
B50.8Annan svår eller komplicerad malaria orsakad av Plasmodium falciparum
B50.8Annen spesifisert alvorlig eller komplisert malaria som skyldes Plasmodium falciparum
DB508Anden alvorlig eller kompliceret Plasmodium falciparum-malaria
B50.8Muu vaikea tai komplisoitunut falciparum-malaria
B50.8Sonstige schwere Formen oder Komplikationen der Malaria tropica
B50.8Autres formes sévères et compliquées de paludisme à Plasmodium falciparum
B50.8overige gespecificeerde ernstige en gecompliceerde malaria-infecties door
B50.8Other severe and complicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria
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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