B53 Other specified malaria
ICD-10-CM category B53 sits in Chapter 1 (Certain infectious and parasitic diseases, A00-B99). It contains 3 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.
Billable codes in B53
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
B53.0 | Plasmodium ovale malaria |
B53.1 | Malaria due to simian plasmodia |
B53.8 | Other malaria, not elsewhere classified |
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