P37.3 is the ICD-10 code for Congenital falciparum malaria. It is a four-character subcategory of P37 (Other congenital infectious and parasitic diseases), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block P35–P39 (Infections specific to the perinatal period) in Chapter XVI, Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XVI · P00–P96
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
P37.3 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
P37.3Medfødt malaria med Plasmodium falciparum
DP373Medfødt malaria falciparum
P37.3Synnynnäinen falciparum-malaria
P37.3Angeborene Malaria tropica
P37.3Paludisme congénital à Plasmodium falciparum
P37.3congenitale 'malaria falciparum'
P37.3Congenital 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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