B51Plasmodium vivax malaria
ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Protozoal diseases (B50-B64)
Coding Notes
Includes
- mixed infections of Plasmodium vivax with other Plasmodium species, except Plasmodium falciparum
Excludes1 (never code both together)
- plasmodium vivax with Plasmodium falciparum (B50.-)
Subcategories (3)
- B51.0 Plasmodium vivax malaria with rupture of spleen
- B51.8 Plasmodium vivax malaria with other complications
- B51.9 Plasmodium vivax malaria without complication